You want a fair field and no favor.
We know that the spirit of America is invincible and that no man can abate its power.
The Union was saved by the processes of the Civil War.
America must come first in every purpose we entertain.
I have been trying to explain to you what we are getting prepared for.
I would gladly assent to a disentangling alliance.
God grant that the dawn of that day of frank dealing and of settled peace, concord, and coöperation may be near at hand!
The interests of all nations are our own also.
It is clear that nations must in the future be governed by the same high code of honor that we demand of individuals.
The peace of the world must henceforth depend upon a new and more wholesome diplomacy.
We believe these fundamental things: First, that every people has a right to choose the sovereignty under which they shall live.