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" Men are often biased in their judgment on account of their sympathy and their interests. "
George William Norris
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" Great wealth took possession of the government. It was reflected in Mr. Harding's selection of a cabinet. "
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" The constitution ought to specifically state that every nation is left entirely independent and supreme in its internal affairs, such as regulating emigration and all other similar matters. "
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" If the world is disarmed, and remains disarmed, there will be no more world wars. "
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" Third, we could, while denouncing them both as illegal, have acquiesced in them both and thus remained neutral with both sides, although not agreeing with either as to the righteousness of their respective orders. "
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" No nation ought to keep a navy larger than is necessary to do police duty. "
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" First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for this violation of international law and interference with our neutral rights. "
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" In my judgment, if we had pursued this course, the zones would have been of short duration. England would have been compelled to take her mines out of the North Sea in order to get any supplies from our country. "
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" During practically all of my public life, I have been a sincere advocate of an agreement between the leading nations of the world to set up all the necessary international machinery that would bring about a practical abolition of war between civilized nations. "
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" To my mind, what we ought to have maintained from the beginning was the strictest neutrality. If we had done this, I do not believe we would have been on the verge of war at the present time. "
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Beginning
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" I think we ought to take the world as it is and not as we would like to have it. "
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" The reason given by the President in asking Congress to declare war against Germany is that the German government has declared certain war zones, within which, by the use of submarines, she sinks, without notice, American ships and destroys American lives. "
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" The first war zone was declared by Great Britain. She gave us and the world notice of it on the 4th day of November, 1914. The zone became effective Nov. 5, 1914. "
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" Teapot Dome involved the conservation of the oil resources of the United States, especially those situated upon the public lands. "
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