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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 29 quotes by Elihu Root Elihu Root (/ˈɛlɨhjuː ˈruːt/; February 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the Secretary of War (1899–1904) under two presidents, including President Theodore Roosevelt. He was the prototype of the 20th century revolving door, shuttled between high-level appointed government positions in Washington, D.C. and private-sector legal practice in New York City. He was elected by the state legislature as... Read full biography of Elihu Root → 1 2 3 Ctrl → Men do not fail; they give up trying. 0 The wolf always charges the lamb with muddying the stream. 0 Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice. 0 The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international... → 0 Human nature must have come much nearer perfection than it is now, or will be in many generations, to exclude from such a control prejudice... → 0 The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual... → 0 Prejudice and passion and suspicion are more dangerous than the incitement of self-interest or the most stubborn adherence to real differences of... → 0 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... → 0 There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may... → 0 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... → 0 The point of departure of the process to which we wish to contribute is the fact that war is the natural reaction of human nature in the savage... → 0 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... → 0 Claims of right and insistence upon obligations may depend upon treaty stipulations, or upon the rules of international law, or upon the sense of... → 0 1 2 3 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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