"It is not uncommon in modern times to see governments straining every nerve to keep the peace, and the people whom they represent, with patriotic enthusiasm and resentment over real or fancied wrongs, urging them forward to war."
Elihu Root was an American lawyer, statesman, and diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of War and Secretary of State. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1912 for his work in international arbitration and peace initiatives. He also served as a U.S. senator from New York.