Elihu Root Quotes - Page 2

• The mere assemblage of peace loving people to interchange convincing reasons for their common faith, mere exhortation and argument to the public in favor of peace in general fall short of the mark.

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  Faith, Fall, People

  Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

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• It is only through the power of association that those of any calling exercise due influence in their communities.

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  Exercise, Community, Calling

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• The theoretical postulate of all diplomatic discussion between nations is the assumed willingness of every nation to do justice.

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  Justice, Rehabilitation, Discussion

  Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

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• No nation now sets forth to despoil another upon the avowed ground that it desires the spoils.

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  Desire, Spoil, Nations

  Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

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• Secretary of War Stanton used to get out of patience with Lincoln because he was all the time pardoning men who ought to be shot.

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  Patience, War, Men

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• War was forced upon mankind in his original civil and social condition.

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  War, Social, Mankind

  Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

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• In the first place, when there is a policy of intentional aggression, inspired by a desire to get possession of the territory or the trade of another country, right or wrong, a pretext is always sought.

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  Country, Desire, Territory

  Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

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• Human life is held in much higher esteem, and the taking of it, whether in private quarrel or by judicial procedure, is looked upon much more seriously than it was formerly.

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  Chance, Life Is, Quarrels

  Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

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• Los métodos de propaganda pacifista que pretenden establecer la doctrina de la paz mediante la argumentación y la creación de un sentimiento favorable a la paz en general parecen quedarse cortos a la hora de llegar a los resortes de la acción humana y de abordar las causas de la conducta que pretenden modificar.

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  Spring, Fall, Creating

  Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

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• The limitation upon this mode of promoting peace lies in the fact that it consists in an appeal to the civilized side of man, while war is the product of forces proceeding from man's original savage nature.

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  Guerra, Mentira, Hombres

  Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

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• The framers of the Constitution realized that . . . there needed to be some guardian of the sober second thought, and so they created the Senate to fulfill that high and vitally important duty.

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  Political, Important, Constitution

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• Cruelty to men and to the lower animals as well, which would have passed unnoticed a century ago, now shocks the sensibilities and is regarded as wicked and degrading.

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  Animal, Men, Aggravation

  Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

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• La atractiva idea de que ahora podemos tener un parlamento del hombre con autoridad para controlar la conducta de las naciones mediante la legislación o una fuerza de policía internacional con poder para hacer cumplir la conformidad nacional con las normas de conducta correcta es un consejo de perfección.

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  Men, Ideas, Perfection

  Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”

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