The independence of the United States is not only more precious to ourselves but to the world than any single possession.

Quote by Henry Cabot Lodge

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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...

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.

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 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...

I fear that the hearts of the vast majority of mankind would beat on strongly...

I fear that the hearts of the vast majority of mankind would beat on strongly...

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...

Our ideal of the future is that she should continue to render that service of...

Our ideal of the future is that she should continue to render that service of...

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

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

Standing, as I believe the United States stands for humanity and civilization, we should exercise...

Standing, as I believe the United States stands for humanity and civilization, we should exercise...

Lincoln did more than any other man to put the stamp of righteousness, to put...

Lincoln did more than any other man to put the stamp of righteousness, to put...

But it is well to remember that we are dealing with nations every one of...

But it is well to remember that we are dealing with nations every one of...

She has great problems of her own to solve, very grim and perilous problems, and...

She has great problems of her own to solve, very grim and perilous problems, and...

Whatever may be said as to our relations to some other countries, I think the...

Whatever may be said as to our relations to some other countries, I think the...

Animosity is not a policy.

Animosity is not a policy.

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,...

True Americanism is opposed utterly to any political divisions resting on race and religion.

True Americanism is opposed utterly to any political divisions resting on race and religion.

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...

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...

Contrast the United States with any country on the face of the earth today and...

Contrast the United States with any country on the face of the earth today and...

If a man is going to be an American at all let him be so...

If a man is going to be an American at all let him be so...