Whatever may be said as to our relations to some other countries, I think the relations of this country to Spain offer no ties of gratitude or of blood.

Quote by Henry Cabot Lodge

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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.

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...

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...

Our ideal is to make her ever stronger and better and finer, because in that...

Our ideal is to make her ever stronger and better and finer, because in that...

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.

The time given to athletic contests and the injuries incurred on the playing field are...

The time given to athletic contests and the injuries incurred on the playing field are...

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 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...

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...

Strong, generous, and confident, she has nobly served mankind. Beware how you trifle with your...

Strong, generous, and confident, she has nobly served mankind. Beware how you trifle with your...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

Animosity is not a policy.

Animosity is not a policy.

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...