Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

“The United States is not just a nation with a flag, a Constitution, and a capital. It is a nation with a soul.”

“This organization is created to prevent you from going to hell. It isn't created to take you to heaven.”

“The United States is not just a place. It's an idea.”

“The force of world opinion is a force which cannot be ignored.”

“History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.”

“A treaty, like a promise, should be kept.”

“The preservation of peace and the guaranteeing of man's basic freedoms and rights require courage and eternal vigilance.”

“I have always had a dread of becoming a passenger in life.”

“Let us not be petty when we are drawing up a treaty.”

“If you want to get a headline, all you have to do is attack the United Nations.”

“This organization is created to prevent you from going to hell. It isn't created to take you to heaven.”

“The family is the cornerstone of our society. More than any other force it shapes the attitude, the hopes, the ambitions, and the values of the child.”

“Let us not be petty when our cause is so great.”

“We seek a world of peace, a world of plenty, and a world of freedom.”

“The great weapon of the totalitarian state is the big lie.”

“We are not in the business of winning arguments. We are in the business of solving problems.”

“The free world must prove itself worthy of its own survival.”