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 She (America), is fighting for no advantage or selfish object of her own, but for the liberation of people everywhere from the aggression of autocratic force

We are fighting for the liberty, the self-government and the undictated development of all peoples, and every feature of the settlement that concludes this warmust be conceived and executed forthat purpose. To Russia, June 10, 1917

Peace should rest upon the rights of peoples, not the rights of governments, the rights of peoples great or small, weak or powerful, their equal right to freedom and security and self-government, and to a partici-