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There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world.

~Elihu Root

Topics: Acquaintance Another Another Way Better Each Good Grow Human Human Nature Like May Men Much Nature Other Peace Points Promote Strive Way Which World

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The wolf always charges the lamb with muddying the stream.

~Elihu Root

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Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice.

~Elihu Root

Topics: Believing Cause Honest Honest People Injustice Justice Led People Support

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The law of the survival of the fittest led inevitably to the survival and predominance of the men who were effective in war and who loved it because they were effective.

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The point of departure of the process to which we wish to contribute is the fact that war is the natural reaction of human nature in the savage state, while peace is the result of acquired characteristics.

~Elihu Root

Topics: Acquired Characteristics Contribute Departure Fact Human Human Nature Natural Nature Peace Point Process Reaction Result Savage State War Which While Wish

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Men do not fail; they give up trying.

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Topics: Fail Give Men Trying Up

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Secretary of War Stanton used to get out of patience with Lincoln because he was all the time pardoning men who ought to be shot.

~Elihu Root

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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

Topics: Applied Case Circumstances Claims Depend Disputed Facts Insistence International International Law Justice Law May Natural Obligations Particular Right Rules Sense Treaty

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Cruelty to men and to the lower animals as well, which would have passed unnoticed a century ago, now shocks the sensibilities and is regarded as wicked and degrading.

~Elihu Root

Topics: Animals Century Cruelty Degrading Lower Men Now Passed Regarded Sensibilities Shocks Unnoticed Well Which Wicked Would

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Gradually, everything that happens in the world is coming to be of interest everywhere in the world, and, gradually, thoughtful men and women everywhere are sitting in judgment upon the conduct of all nations.

~Elihu Root

Topics: All Nations Coming Conduct Everything Everywhere Gradually Happens Interest Judgment Men Men And Women Nations Sitting Thoughtful Women World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: February 15th, 1845

Died: February 7th, 1937

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