ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE

The Philippines are ours forever. They are not capable of self-government. How could they be? They are not a self-governing race.

Faith in oneself unlocks those hidden powers that all of us have, but that so few of us use.

God has marked the American people as His chosen nation to finally lead in the regeneration of the world.

Most future wars will be conflicts for commerce.

The Republic never retreats. Its flag is the only flag that has never known defeat. Where that flag leads we follow, for we know that the hand that bears it onward is the unseen hand of God.

This party [the Progressive Party] comes from the grass roots. It has grown from the soil of the people's hard necessities.

The rule of liberty that all government derives its authority from the consent of the governed, applies only to those who are capable of self government. We govern the Indians without their consent, we govern our territories without their consent, we govern our children without their consent.

It is a noble land that God has given us: a land that can feed and clothe the world; a land whose coastlines would enclose half the countries of Europe; a land set like a sentinel between the two imperial oceans of the globe.

The power that rules the Pacific ... is the power that rules the world. And, with the Philippines, that power is and will forever be the American Republic.

We mean to make little business big, and all business honest, instead of striving to make Big Business little, and yet letting it remain dishonest.

As our commerce spreads, the flag of liberty will circle the globe and the highway of the ocean–carrying trade to all mankind–will be guided by the guns of the republic. And as their thunders salute the flag, benighted people will know the voice of liberty is speaking, at last, for them ... that civilization is dawning at last, for them.

God has made us the master organizers of the world to establish system where chaos reigns … He has made us adept in government that we may administer government among savage and senile peoples.

Most future wars will be conflicts for commerce.

God has marked the American people as His chosen nation to finally lead in the regeneration of the world.

The times call for candor. The Philippines are ours forever… and just beyond the Philippines are China’s inimitable market. We will not retreat from either. We will not repudiate our destiny in the Archipelago… We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race—trustees under God of the civilization of the world.

… not of a self-governing race…. Savage blood, Oriental blood, Malay blood, Spanish example—are these the elements of self government?

We will establish trading posts throughout the world … cover the ocean with our merchant marine. Our institutions will follow the flag on the wings of commerce.

The danger that threatens our future is local demagogy, and not federal despots.

The power that rules the Pacific ... is the power that rules the world. And, with the Philippines, that power is and will forever be the American Republic.

The rule of liberty that all government derives its authority from the consent of the governed, applies only to those who are capable of self government. We govern the Indians without their consent, we govern our territories without their consent, we govern our children without their consent.

This party [the Progressive Party] comes from the grass roots. It has grown from the soil of the people's hard necessities.

The Republic never retreats. Its flag is the only flag that has never known defeat. Where that flag leads we follow, for we know that the hand that bears it onward is the unseen hand of God.

We cannot fly from our world duties.

We mean to make little business big, and all business honest, instead of striving to make Big Business little, and yet letting it remain dishonest.

We stand for a nobler America; we stand for a broader liberty, a fuller justice; we stand for intelligent co-operation instead of reckless competition; we stand for mutual helpfulness instead of mutual hatred; we stand for equal rights as a fact of life instead of a catch-word of politics; we stand for the rule of the people as a practical truth instead of a meaningless pretense.

You can't find your way to social reform through the forces that made social reform necessary.

It has been races of marrying men that have made the heroic epochs In human history.

Faith in oneself unlocks those hidden powers that all of us have, but that so few of us use.

The Philippines are ours forever. They are not capable of self-government. How could they be? They are not a self-governing race.

The Philippines are ours forever. We will not repudiate our duty in the archipelago. We will not abandon our opportunity in the Orient. We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race, trustee, under God, of the civilization of the world. He has marked the American people as His chosen nation to finally lead in the regeneration of the world. This is the divine mission of America.

And we will move forward to our work, not howling out regrets like slaves whipped to their burdens, but with gratitude for a task worthy of our strength, and thanksgiving to Almighty God that He has marked us as His chosen people, henceforth to lead in the regeneration of the world.

It is a noble land that God has given us: a land that can feed and clothe the world; a land whose coastlines would enclose half the countries of Europe; a land set like a sentinel between the two imperial oceans of the globe.

If liberty is worth keeping and free representative government worth saving, we must stand for all American fundamentals-not some, but all. All are woven into the great fabric of our national well-being. We cannot hold fast to some only, and abandon others that, for the moment, we find inconvenient. If one American fundamental is prostrated, others in the end will surely fall.

He has made us the master organizers of the world . . . to overwhelm the forces of reaction throught the earth . . . . This is the divine mission of America . . . . We are trustees of the world's progress, guardians of its righteous peace. [Progressive]