There are four clubs in London which have no other purpose than this; and the best review[24] in the world exists chiefly for this purpose.

All we need to do is to be courteous (we can do what we like if we do it courteously).

Our manners, our politicians, and our newspapers are all that keep the English-speaking white man, under our lead, from ruling the world, without any treaty or entangling alliance whatsoever.

If, when you went to Berlin to talk to your gentle and timid friend, the Emperor, about disarmament before the war--if about 200 American dreadnaughts and cruisers, with real grog on 'em, had come over to make a friendly call, in the North Sea, on the 300 English dreadnaughts and cruisers--just a friendly call, admirals on admirals--the "Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Save the King"-- and if General Bell, from the Philippines, had happened in London just when Kitchener happened to be home from Egypt--_then, there wouldn't have been this war now_.

Nothing need have been said--no treaty, no alliance, nothing.