America can not bring about peace by herself.
The world is not at peace.
We may think that they finished that job, but they will tell you they did not; that unless we see to it that peace is made secure, they will...
I am not dogmatic about this matter.
To hear some men talk about the league of nations you would suppose that it was a trap set for America.
We have got to be either provincials or statesmen.
We have got to be either ostriches or eagles.
The great nations of the world have been asleep, but God knows the other nations have not been asleep.
I know that you have been called together in special session for special objects.
The old order is gone, and nobody can build it up again.
We are the predestined mediators of mankind.