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We have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure the safety of our citizens.

Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.

The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government.

English policy may not yet have made the definite decision to attack us; but it doubtless wishes, by all and every means, even the most extreme, to hinder every further expansion of German international influence and of German maritime power.

I hope that the German people will never again make the mistake of believing that because the American people are peace-loving, they will sit back hoping for peace if any nation uses force or the threat of force to acquire dominion over other peoples and other governments.

We will not fail your expectations of us as a new nation dedicated to peace, democracy, and freedom.

Unilateral preemption should not in any way be the model for how we conduct international relations.

The government don't want to talk about the consequences of the choices they make. They pretend there aren't any consequences.

You cannot speak on behalf of a nation when you have no mandate to do so.