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> [Large elements in Congress and the public were willing to fight for victory but wanted to be very sure that the struggle was not contaminated by any moral principles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/large-elements-in-congress-and-the-public-were-willing-to-fight-for/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

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## More by Elmer Davis

> [You may not like Mr. Roosevelt, but if he loss the war, we all lose it with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/you-may-not-like-mr-roosevelt-but-if-he-loss-the-war-we-all-lose-it/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/this-nation-will-remain-the-land-of-the-free-only-so-long-as-it-is/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [“The first and greatest commandment is, Don't let them scare you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/the-first-and-greatest-commandment-is-don-t-let-them-scare-you/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [We are going to use the truth, and we are going to use it toward the end of winning the war; and we know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/we-are-going-to-use-the-truth-and-we-are-going-to-use-it-toward-the/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [One of the things that is wrong with America is that everybody who has done anything at all in his own field is expected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/one-of-the-things-that-is-wrong-with-america-is-that-everybody-who/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [There is an increasing demand that the president and Secretary Hull get rid of the unteachable group in the State Department of men who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/there-is-an-increasing-demand-that-the-president-and-secretary-hull/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [When a middle-aged man says in a moment of weariness that he is half dead, he is telling the literal truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/when-a-middle-aged-man-says-in-a-moment-of-weariness-that-he-is-half/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [The only identification that would be inscribed on any cat's collar would be "This is the cat's cat."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/the-only-identification-that-would-be-inscribed-on-any-cat-s-collar/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [This republic was not established by cowards; and cowards will not preserve it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/this-republic-was-not-established-by-cowards-and-cowards-will-not/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [The American public has a right to know what's going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/the-american-public-has-a-right-to-know-what-s-going-on/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [Large elements in Congress and the public were willing to fight for victory but wanted to be very sure that the struggle was not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/large-elements-in-congress-and-the-public-were-willing-to-fight-for/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [The first and great commandment is: Don't let them scare you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/the-first-and-great-commandment-is-don-t-let-them-scare-you/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [New York was growing so fast that the extraordinary prosperity which attended 'The Times' almost from the outset brought no real injury to any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/new-york-was-growing-so-fast-that-the-extraordinary-prosperity-which/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [I believe that if the entire voting population of the United States could be taken in small groups on a personally conducted tour of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/i-believe-that-if-the-entire-voting-population-of-the-united-states/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

> [The chief characteristic of 'The Tribune' under Greeley was an aggressive and even ostentatious purity. 'Immoral and degrading police reports,' and any notices of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-davis/the-chief-characteristic-of-the-tribune-under-greeley-was-an/)

[Elmer Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-davis/)

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