Look at the United States today. We have made mistakes in the past. We have had shortcomings. We shall make mistakes in the future and fall short of our own best hopes.

Contrast the United States with any country on the face of the earth today and ask yourself whether the situation of the United States is not the best to be found.

But it is well to remember that we are dealing with nations every one of which has a direct individual interest to serve, and there is grave danger in an unshared idealism.

Henry Cabot Lodge Quotes