The Liberator Simón Bolívar in New York: Addresses Delivered on the Occassion of the Unveiling of the Statue of the Liberator Simón Bolívar Presented to the City of New York by the Government of Venezuela, Tuesday, April 19, 1921American Association for International Conciliation, Interamerican Division, 1921 - Bolívar Statue (New York, N.Y.) - 52 pages |
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Page 11 - Simón Bolívar in New York. Addresses delivered on the occasion of the unveiling of the statue of the liberator Simón Bolívar presented to the city of New York by the government of Venezuela Tuesday, April 19, 1921. New York, 1921.
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Page 42 - Power or weakness does not in this respect produce any difference. A dwarf is as much a man as a giant; a small republic is no less a sovereign state than the most powerful kingdom.
Page 22 - The history of the generations since that Doctrine was proclaimed has proved that we never intended it selfishly; that we had no dream of exploitation. On the other side, the history of the last decade certainly must have convinced all the world that we stand willing to fight, if necessary, to protect these continents, these sturdy young democracies, from oppression and tyranny.
Page 24 - Rico is a part of us under a permanent policy aimed at her prosperity and progress.
Page 22 - World at arm's [21] length, in order that we might monopolize the privilege of exploitation for ourselves. Others have protested that the doctrine would never be enforced, if to enforce it should involve us in actual hostilities. The history of the generations since that doctrine was proclaimed has proved that we never intended it selfishly; that we had no dream of exploitation.
Page 21 - There have been times when the meaning of Monroeism was misunderstood by some, perverted by others, and made the subject of distorting propaganda by those who saw in it an obstacle to their own ambitions.
Page 42 - No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged, than the perfect equality of nations. Russia and Geneva have equal rights. It results from this equality, that no one can rightfully impose a rule on another. Each legislates for itself, but its legislation can operate on itself alone.