"I know I will be severely criticized by the interventionists in America when I say we should not enter a war unless we have a reasonable chance of winning.... We are no better prepared today than France was when the interventionists persuaded her to attack the Siegfried Line.... It is not only our right but it is our obligation as American citizens to look at this war objectively and to weigh our chances for success if we should enter it. I have attempted to do this, especially from the standpoint of aviation; and I have been forced to the conclusion that we cannot win this war for England, regardless of how much assistance we extend."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Democratic Party (United States) politiciansMembers of the United States SenatePoliticians from Massachusetts
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Speech, reported in Robert G. Torricelli, Andrew Carroll, In Our Own Words: Extraordinary Speeches of the American Century (2000), p. 126.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Burton_K._Wheeler
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Burton K. Wheeler
Burton Kendall Wheeler (February 27, 1882 â January 6, 1975) was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a United States Senator from 1923 until 1947.
2 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Burton K. Wheeler â
Related Quotes
"What bothers me about today's "liberals" is this: through the ages, those called liberal fought to take the power awaâŠ"
"I am firmly convinced that the conduct of the Irish in America has been strongly influential in winning for those at âŠ"
"Our Nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one whiteâseparate and unequal."
"Judgment comes from experience and great judgment comes from bad experience."
"I do not care what other nations might do or may have done. I do not take advice from them. The higher mission of ourâŠ"
"The extraordinary measure of self-government granted to the colonists by the charter fostered in them a spirit of loyâŠ"
"The surface of the state generally is broken and diversified, the mountain slopes being densely covered with forest gâŠ"
"The teachers in West Virginia, LA, Oklahoma, Arizona, Kentucky, Colorado, and more are saying something radical with âŠ"
"This is not more complicated than the fact that Trump wants a giant island with his name on it. He wouldnât think twiâŠ"