Belgium thinks that however great the peril which a country might have to undergo under the system which we seek to establish here, that country ought to do its duty.

International institutions ought to be, as the national ones in democratic countries, established by the peoples and for the peoples.

Peoples will be as before, the sheep sent to the slaughterhouses or to the meadows as it pleases the shepherds.

Belgium is a safe country.

Here's a little newsflash for those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve this great country.

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.