It is idle to say that nations can struggle to outdo each other in building armaments and never use them. History demonstrates the contrary, and we have but to go back to the last war to see the appalling effect of nations competing in great armaments.
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I feel in honoring me you have honored my country and its devotion - to the cause of peace and the development of higher civilization.Frank B. Kellogg
I know of no greater work for humanity than in the cause of peace, which can only be achieved by the earnest efforts of nations and peoples.
Frank B. Kellogg
France and Italy have not yet signed this treaty or agreed to naval limitation as between those nations, but I have confidence that in time they will do so.
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Adequate defense has been the catchword of every militarist for centuries.
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These measures may not constitute an absolute guarantee of peace, but, in my opinion, they constitute the greatest preventive measures ever adopted by nations.
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I have often heard it said that the United States is isolated and is not interested in European affairs. I assure you that this is not the case.
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