Are ideals confined to this deformed experiment upon a noble purpo

Are ideals confined to this deformed experiment upon a noble purpose, tainted, as it is, with bargains and tied to a peace treaty which might have been disposed of long ago to the great benefit of the world if it had not been compelled to carry this rider on its back? – Henry Cabot Lodge

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