We do not challenge the utility of the League of Nations to others; we wish it more power in every righteous exercise of its functions; but it is clearly not for us as presented in the Versailles covenant.
Warren Harding: “We do not challenge the utility of the League of Nations to others; we wish it more power in every righteous exercise of…”
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Address on Foreign Policy and the International Court of Justice Intended for Delivery in San Francisco, California
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