Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Quotes
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If there is no sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another.
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Men must be aggressive for what is right if government is to be saved from men who are aggressive for what is wrong.
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Before the war is ended, the war party assumes the divine right to denounce and silence all opposition to war as unpatriotic and cowardly.
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Every nation has its war party. It is not the party of democracy. It is the party of autocracy. It seeks to dominate absolutely.
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In times of peace, the war party insists on making preparation for war. As soon as prepared for, it insists on making war.
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Publicity, discussion, and agitation are necessary to accomplish any work of lasting benefit.
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God, how patient are Thy poor! These corporations and masters of manipulation in finance heaping up great fortunes by a system of legalized extortion, and…
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Let no man think we can deny civil liberty to others and retain it for ourselves. When zealous agents of the Government arrest suspected "radicals"…
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Every nation has its war party... It is commercial, imperialistic, ruthless. It tolerates no opposition.
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