How else may controversies between nations be determined? Is a controversy to be left a festering sore? If it is, then there is ever increasing danger that the ultimate alternative to peaceful settlement would be arbitrament of arms.
Address on Foreign Policy and the International Court of Justice Intended for Delivery in San Francisco, California
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