But in this case and in general, the moral uplift of government must be forced by us--I mean government in outlying countries.
Mexico is only part of Central America, and the only way we can ever forge a Central and South American policy that will endure is _this_ way, precisely, by saying that your momentarily successful adventurer can't count on us anywhere; the man that rules must govern for the governed.

Then we have a policy; and nobody else has that policy.

This Mexican business is worth worlds to us--to establish this.
We may have a diplomatic fight here; and I'm ready! Very ready on this, for its own sake and for reasons that follow, to wit: Extraordinary and sincere and profound as is the respect of the English for the American people, they hold the American Government in contempt.

It shifts and doesn't keep its treaty, etc., etc .-- They are right, too.

But they need to feel the hand that now has the helm.
But one or two things have first to be got out of the way.