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I Am Certain That A Solution Of The General Problem Of Peace Must Rest On Broad And Basic Understanding On The Part Of Its Peoples. Great Single Endeavors Like A League Of Nations, A United Nations, And Undertakings Of That Character, Are Of Great Importance And In Fact Absolutely Necessary, But They Must Be Treated As Steps Toward The Desired End.

When A Thing Is Done, It's Done. Don't Look Back. Look Forward To Your Next Objective.

The Choice Is Between Acting With Energy Or Losing By Default.

An Essential Part Of Any Successful Action On The Part Of The United States Is An Understanding On The Part Of The People Of America Of The Character Of The Problem And The Remedies To Be Applied. ... It Is Virtually Impossible At This Distance Merely By Reading, Or Listening, Or Even Seeing Photographs Or Motion Pictures, To Grasp At All The Real Significance Of The Situation. And Yet The Whole World Of The Future Hangs On A Proper Judgment.

I Was Very Careful To Send Mr. Roosevelt Every Few Days A Statement Of Our Casualties. I Tried To Keep Before Him All The Time The Casualty Results Because You Get Hardened To These Things And You Have To Be Very Careful To Keep Them Always In The Forefront Of Your Mind.