It is to be observed that every case of war averted is a gain in general, for it helps to form a habit of peace, and community habits long continued become standards of conduct.
Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice. - Elihu Root
Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice.
- Elihu Root
Moral disarmament is to safeguard the future; material disarmament is to save for the present, that there may be a future to safeguard. - Elihu Root
Moral disarmament is to safeguard the future; material disarmament is to save for the present, that there may be a future to safeguard.
It is to be observed that every case of war averted is a gain in general, for it helps to form a habit of peace, and community habits long continued … - Elihu Root
It is to be observed that every case of war averted is a gain in general, for it helps to form a habit of peace, and community habits long continued …
It is not a question of religion, or of creed, or of party; it is a question of declaring and maintaining the great American principle of eternal sep… - Elihu Root
It is not a question of religion, or of creed, or of party; it is a question of declaring and maintaining the great American principle of eternal sep…
The line of least resistance in the progress of civilization is to make that theoretical postulate real by the continually increasing force of the wo… - Elihu Root
The line of least resistance in the progress of civilization is to make that theoretical postulate real by the continually increasing force of the wo…
It is not uncommon in modern times to see governments straining every nerve to keep the peace, and the people whom they represent, with patriotic ent… - Elihu Root
It is not uncommon in modern times to see governments straining every nerve to keep the peace, and the people whom they represent, with patriotic ent…
To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civiliz… - Elihu Root
To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civiliz…
The worst, the hardest, the most disagreeable thing that you may have to do may be the thing that counts most, because it is the hard discipline, and… - Elihu Root
The worst, the hardest, the most disagreeable thing that you may have to do may be the thing that counts most, because it is the hard discipline, and…
Gradually, everything that happens in the world is coming to be of interest everywhere in the world, and, gradually, thoughtful men and women everywh… - Elihu Root
Gradually, everything that happens in the world is coming to be of interest everywhere in the world, and, gradually, thoughtful men and women everywh…
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