Claims of right and insistence upon obligations may depend upon treaty stipulations, or upon the rules of international law, or upon the sense of natural justice applied to the circumstances of a particular case, or upon disputed facts. Elihu Root applycasecircumstance share on social
To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civilization is a partial, incomplete, and, to a great extent, superficial modification of barbarism. Elihu Root barbarismbegincivilization share on social
The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate. Elihu Root citizencompelconsiderate Change image and share on social
Nobody knows through how many thousands of years fighting men have made a place for themselves while the weak and peaceable have gone to the wall. Elihu Root fightmakeman Change image and share on social
Nothing is more important in the preservation of peace than to secure among the great mass of the people living under constitutional government a just conception of the rights which their nation has against others and of the duties their nation owes to others. Elihu Root conceptionconstitutionalduty share on social
Human nature must have come much nearer perfection than it is now, or will be in many generations, to exclude from such a control prejudice, selfishness, ambition, and injustice. Elihu Root ambitioncontrolexclude Change image and share on social
War was forced upon mankind in his original civil and social condition. Elihu Root civilconditionforce Change image and share on social
The mere assemblage of peace loving people to interchange convincing reasons for their common faith, mere exhortation and argument to the public in favor of peace in general fall short of the mark. Elihu Root argumentassemblagecommon Change image and share on social
The popular tendency is to listen approvingly to the most extreme statements and claims of politicians and orators who seek popularity by declaring their own country right in everything and other countries wrong in everything. Elihu Root approvinglyclaimcountry share on social
