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

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

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.

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...

Washington's entire honesty of mind and his fearless look into the face of all facts...

Washington's entire honesty of mind and his fearless look into the face of all facts...

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Animosity is not a policy.

Animosity is not a policy.

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...