...illustrious former Secretary of State, Mr. Root, at the PanAmerican Congress held at Rio de Janeiro, said: We deem the independence and equal rights of the smallest and weakest members of the family of nations entitled to as much respect as those of the greatest empire, and we...

...than -by our former secretary of state, Elihu Root, when he said, "We wish for no victories except those of peace, for no territory except our own, for...except the sovereignty over ourselves. We deem the equal and independent rights of the smallest and weakest member of the family of the nations entitled...

...than 'by our former secretary of state, Elihu Root, when he said, "We wish for no victories except those of peace, for no territory except our own, for...except the sovereignty over ourselves. We deem the equal and independent rights of the smallest and weakest member of the family of the nations entitled...

...before the Third Conference of The American Republics at Rio de Janeiro on July 31, 1906, he said; We wish for no victories but those of peace; for no...territory except our own; for no sovereignty except sovereignty over ourselves. We deem the independence and ecrual rights of the smallest and weakest...

...before the Third Conference of American Republics at Rio de Janiero on July 31st, he asserted: "Vile wish for no victories but those of peace; for no territory...sovereignty except the sovereignty over ourselves. .. .we neither claim nor desire any rights, or privileges, or powers that we do not freely concede to every...

...which he made the following declaration which has often been quoted : " We wish for no victories hut those of peace ; for no territory except our own ; for no sovereignty except the sovere1gnty over ourselves. We deem the independence and equal rights of the smallest and weakest member...

...address of July 31, 1906, before the Pan American Congress at Rio de Janeiro. In that address he stated : We deem the independence and equal rights of the smallest and weakest member of the family of nations as entitled to as much respect as those of the greatest empire. These words reverberated everywhere...

...nationalism. And if we are honest, as we believe we are, in our contention that, as Secretary Root said, "We wish for no victories but those of peace, for no territory except our own," and as Roosevelt said, "This Doctrine has nothing to do with the commercial relations of any American...

...de Janeiro, speaking with the highest authority of the United States, said, "We, the United tSatcs, wish for no victories but those of peace; for no territory except' our own; for no sovereignty except over ourselves. We neither claim nor desiet1 any rights, privileges, or powers we do not freely concede...

...is a watchful vigilence on the part of America." Mr. Elihu Root says: "We wish for no victory except those of peace ; for no territory except our own ;...sovereignty except the sovereignty over ourselves. It (the Monroe Doctrine) is founded on the right of every state to protect itself by preventing a condition...