. The Great war. ountry and in other countries of theworld, but to posterity and to the whole prospects of Euro-pean civilization. Every step we took, we took with thatvision before our eyes, and with a sense of responsibilitywhich it is impossible to describe. Unhappily, if in spiteof all our efforts to keep the peace, and with that full andoverpowering consciousness of the result, if the issue bedecided in favor of war, we have, nevertheless, thought itto be the duty as well as the interest of this country to goto war, the House may be well assured it was because webelieve, and I am certain
. The Great war. ountry and in other countries of theworld, but to posterity and to the whole prospects of Euro-pean civilization. Every step we took, we took with thatvision before our eyes, and with a sense of responsibilitywhich it is impossible to describe. Unhappily, if in spiteof all our efforts to keep the peace, and with that full andoverpowering consciousness of the result, if the issue bedecided in favor of war, we have, nevertheless, thought itto be the duty as well as the interest of this country to goto war, the House may be well assured it was because webelieve, and I am certain the country will believe that, weare unsheathing our sword in a just cause. Great Britain was fighting, as he affirmed, to fulfil asolemn international obligation, and to vindicate theprinciple that small nationalities are not to be crushed, indefiance of international good faith, and by the arbitrarywill of a strong and overmastering power. I do not be-lieve any nation ever entered into a great controversy—and.
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