Elihu Root Quote

The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international police force with power to enforce national conformity to rules of right conduct is a counsel of perfection.


Addresses on International Subjects (ed. 1916)


The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international...

The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international...

The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international...

The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international...