For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried to establish a monopoly of idealism.

Quote by Henry Cabot Lodge

Topics: Idealism Quotes

Are ideals confined to this deformed experiment upon a noble purpose, tainted, as it is,...

Are ideals confined to this deformed experiment upon a noble purpose, tainted, as it is,...

Internationalism, illustrated by the Bolshevik and by the men to whom all countries are alike...

Internationalism, illustrated by the Bolshevik and by the men to whom all countries are alike...

I would rather see the United States respected than loved by other nations.

I would rather see the United States respected than loved by other nations.

The Pilgrim and the Puritan whom we honor tonight were men who did a great...

The Pilgrim and the Puritan whom we honor tonight were men who did a great...

Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for...

Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for...

If that for which the Spanish Empire has stood since the days of Charles V...

If that for which the Spanish Empire has stood since the days of Charles V...

New England has a harsh climate, a barren soil, a rough and stormy coast, and...

New England has a harsh climate, a barren soil, a rough and stormy coast, and...

We would not have our politics distracted and embittered by the dissensions of other lands.

We would not have our politics distracted and embittered by the dissensions of other lands.

Recognition of belligerency as an expression of sympathy is all very well.

Recognition of belligerency as an expression of sympathy is all very well.

The independence of the United States is not only more precious to ourselves but to...

The independence of the United States is not only more precious to ourselves but to...

We should never suffer Cuba to pass from the hands of Spain to any other...

We should never suffer Cuba to pass from the hands of Spain to any other...

The United States is the world's best hope, but if you fetter her in the...

The United States is the world's best hope, but if you fetter her in the...

Look at the United States today. We have made mistakes in the past. We have...

Look at the United States today. We have made mistakes in the past. We have...

You may call me selfish if you will, conservative or reactionary, or use any other...

You may call me selfish if you will, conservative or reactionary, or use any other...

We would not have our country's vigour exhausted or her moral force abated, by everlasting...

We would not have our country's vigour exhausted or her moral force abated, by everlasting...

It sets its face rightfully against the doctrines of the Anarchist and the Communist, who...

It sets its face rightfully against the doctrines of the Anarchist and the Communist, who...

True Americanism recognizes the enormous gravity of the social and labor problems which confront us.

True Americanism recognizes the enormous gravity of the social and labor problems which confront us.

The American idea is a free church in a free state, and a free and...

The American idea is a free church in a free state, and a free and...

Americans, indeed, often seem to be so overwhelmed by their children that they'll do anything...

Americans, indeed, often seem to be so overwhelmed by their children that they'll do anything...

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies...

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies...

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

You know, more children die under the age of five when the parents are not...

You know, more children die under the age of five when the parents are not...

Ideas are, in truth, force.

Ideas are, in truth, force.

[America is] a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before...

[America is] a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before...