george norris

“ No nation ought to keep a navy larger than is necessary to do police duty. ”

“ We might have declared an embargo against the shipping from American ports of any merchandise to either one of these governments that persisted in maintaining its military zone. ”

“ There is not much danger of the smaller nations if the big nations will behave. ”

“ Great wealth took possession of the government. ”

“ If the world is disarmed, and remains disarmed, I get to see no more world wars. ”

“ 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. ”

“ We are born taking a step today that is fraught with untold danger. We are going into war upon the command of gold. We are going to run the risk of sacrificing millions of our countrymen's lives in order that other countrymen may coin their lifeblood into money. ”

“ 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. ”

“ To whom does the war bring prosperity? Not to the soldier who for the munificent political compensation of ”

“ I think we ought to take the world as it is and not as we would like to have it. ”