...message of American passivity. "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight," said Wilson. "There is such a thing as a nation being so right...need to convince others by force that it is right." 9 Roosevelt was annoyed to note that public reaction had cooled considerably less than a week after...

...belligerency could be negotiated away. "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight," Wilson said. "There is such a thing as a nation being so right...does not need to convince others by force that it is right."1 Early in 1917 the Germans proved to be unmoved by moral suasion and announced the reopening...

...message of American passivity. "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight," said Wilson. "There is such a thing as a nation being so right...does not need to convince others by force that it is right."9 Roosevelt was annoyed to note that public reaction had cooled considerably less than a week...

...tolerance. 12679 There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight; there is such a thing as a natlon the Memory of..William Shakespeare' He was not of an age, 12680 No man ever saw a government. I live in the midst of the Government of the United States, but...

..."impartial mediation" and broker peace. "There is such a thing," President Wilson told one audience, "as a man being too proud to fight. There is such...that it does not need to convince others by force. " But when German U-boats sank several American ships on March i8, i9i7, an agonized President Wilson...

...hysteria. In a speech a few days after the sinking, he even told an audience of 15,000 in Philadelphia, "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to...need to convince others by force that it is right." He quickly qualified these sentiments, but despite his disavowals, they did indicate the gulf that...

...fight, because "peace is the healing and elevating influence of the world". He reminded his audience: "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to...that it does not need to convince others by force" (Wilson 1980, 149). When America joined the war as an Associate Power in 1917, Wilson abandoned the...

...Anticipating the clamor for war. Wilson responded, "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to light. There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force." In view of Germany's "murderous offenses," an outraged Theodore Roosevelt responded. "It is well to...

...and touches hearts with all the nations of mankind. The example of America must be a special example. The example of America must be the example not merely...need to convince others by force that it is right. So, if you come into this great nation as you have come, voluntarily seeking something that we have...

...the elevating and healing influence in the world and strife is not." Then came those haunting words: "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to...thing as a nation being so right that it does not have to convince others by force that it is right."23 Wilson was confused, he would tell Edith, as...