"For while I hope thay we shall always be ready to discuss in a reasonable spirit any grievance or injustice that may be alleged to exist, it is to reason and not force that we are prepared to listen.
"Happiness depends partly on our material condition and ability to command a standard of comfort, but more upon the mental condition—freedom from apprehension and the possession ofa peace of mind—to which no material comforts can bring satisfaction.
"It is the absence of that peace which today weighs upon the world and, by destroying confidence, prevents us from reaping material advantages to which human progress, in mastering the forces of nature should entitle us."
Mr. Chamberlain concluded:
"Not many generations ago we were at war with the United States, Today such a conflict passes beyond the bounds of possibility.
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