Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.

That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.

War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.

Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.