It will be righteous and just, it will be more effective in war and marked by less regret in the aftermath, if we draft all of capital, all of industry, all of agriculture, all of commerce, all of talent and capacity and energy of every description to make the supreme and united and unselfish fight for the national triumph.
Warren Harding: “It will be righteous and just, it will be more effective in war and marked by less regret in the aftermath, if we draft…”
On the recordJune 28, 1923
Source
presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Address in Helena, Montana
Share
More from Warren Harding
Jul 30, 1923
I can see Russia only as the supreme tragedy and a world warning, the dangers of which we must avoid if our heritage is to be preserved.
Jul 30, 1923
The big thing is the firm establishment of the Court and our cordial adherence thereto. All else is mere detail.
Jul 30, 1923
If the plain and very simple path of progress in dealing with these controversies which all countries recognize to be susceptible to settlement through judicial tribunals is not to be followed, then hope lies dead and no progress is…
Jul 30, 1923
As President, speaking for the United States, I am more interested in adherence to such a tribunal in the best form attainable than I am concerned about the triumph of Presidential insistence.





