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1. "Men are often biased in their judgment on account of their sympathy and their interests." ~ George William Norris
2. "And when it is done, we ought to follow the example by disarming ourselves." ~ George William Norris
3. "Great wealth took possession of the government. It was reflected in Mr. Harding's selection of a cabinet." ~ George William Norris
4. "The reason given by the President in asking Congress to declare war against Germany is that the German government has declared certain war zones, within which, by the use of submarines, she sinks, without notice, American ships and destroys American lives." ~ George William Norris
5. "Third, we could, while denouncing them both as illegal, have acquiesced in them both and thus remained neutral with both sides, although not agreeing with either as to the righteousness of their respective orders." ~ George William Norris
6. "If the world is disarmed, and remains disarmed, there will be no more world wars." ~ George William Norris
7. "No nation ought to keep a navy larger than is necessary to do police duty." ~ George William Norris
8. "Teapot Dome involved the conservation of the oil resources of the United States, especially those situated upon the public lands." ~ George William Norris
9. "There is not much danger of the smaller nations if the big nations will behave." ~ George William Norris
10. "We ought to disarm Germany completely." ~ George William Norris
11. "During practically all of my public life, I have been a sincere advocate of an agreement between the leading nations of the world to set up all the necessary international machinery that would bring about a practical abolition of war between civilized nations." ~ George William Norris
12. "First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for this violation of international law and interference with our neutral rights." ~ George William Norris
13. "Fourth, we might have declared an embargo against the shipping from American ports of any merchandise to either one of these governments that persisted in maintaining its military zone." ~ George William Norris
14. "I am bitterly opposed to my country entering the war, but if, notwithstanding my opposition, we do enter it, all of my energy and all of my power will be behind our flag in carrying it on to victory." ~ George William Norris
15. "In my judgment, if we had pursued this course, the zones would have been of short duration. England would have been compelled to take her mines out of the North Sea in order to get any supplies from our country." ~ George William Norris
16. "The first war zone was declared by Great Britain. She gave us and the world notice of it on the 4th day of November, 1914. The zone became effective Nov. 5, 1914." ~ George William Norris

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