George William Norris
George William Norris
George William Norriswas a U.S. politician from the state of Nebraska and a leader of progressive and liberal causes in Congress. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1903 until 1913 and five terms in the United States Senate from 1913 until 1943, four terms as a Republican and the final term as an independent. Norris was defeated for reelection in 1942...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 July 1861
CountryUnited States of America
To my mind, what we ought to have maintained from the beginning was the strictest neutrality. If we had done this, I do not believe we would have been on the verge of war at the present time.
If the world is disarmed, and remains disarmed, there will be no more world wars.
The reason given by the President in asking Congress to declare war against Germany is that the German government has declared certain war zones, within which, by the use of submarines, she sinks, without notice, American ships and destroys American lives.
First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for this violation of international law and interference with our neutral rights.