...in the selfish designs of a Government that did what it pleased and told its people nothing. . . . We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose...never have a friend, and that in the presence of its organised power, always lying in wait to accomplish we know not what purpose, there can be no assured...

...Mexico City is eloquent evidence. / We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose be- v cause we know that in such a government, following such...presence of its organized power, always lying in wait to 25 accomplish we know not what purpose, there can be no assured security for the democratic governments...

...at our very doors the intercepted note to the German Minister at Mexico City is eloquent evidence. We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose...that in such a Government, following such methods, we car: never have a friend; and that in the presence of its organized power, always lying in wait to...

...at our very doors the intercepted note to the German Minister at Mexico City is eloquent evidence. We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose...that in such a Government, following such methods, we fun never have a friend ; and that in the presence of its organized power, always lying in wait to...

...Congress, when on the second of April last he advised a declaration of war against Germany. He said: 'We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose because we know that in such a government (the German Government), following such methods, we can never have a friend; and that in the presence...

...Congress, when on the second of April last he advised a declaration of war against Germany. He said: 'We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose because we know that in such a government (the German Government), follcfwing such methods, we can never have a friend; and that in the presence...

...Congress, when on the second of April last he advised a declaration of war against Germany. He said: 'We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose because we know that in such a government (the German Government), following such methods, we can never have a friend; and that in the presence...

...Congress, when, on the second of April last, he advised the declaration of war against Germany. He said: We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose because we know that in such a government [the German Government], following such methods, we can never have a friend; and that in the presence...

...Congress, when, on the second of April last, he advised the declaration of war against Germany. He said: We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose because we know that hi such a government [the German Government], following such methods, we can never have a friend; and...

...that it would "act against our peace and security at its convenience." And this led him to declare: "We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose...about to accept gauge of battle with this natural foe of liberty and shall, if necessary, spend the whole force of the nation to check and nullify its pretensions...