There is no better evidence of the purity of British motives and the
disinterestedness of British action than the complete unity of the
Empire in the desperate struggle in which it is now engaged. If there
could be better evidence it lies in the fact that the United States,
removed for a century from the quarrels of Europe, has entered the
conflict, in sheer revolt against Teutonic aggression and driven by
a noble impatience with actions that have destroyed the reign of law
among nations and put earth and heaven to shame. Thus we have not only
the British people, so seldom united in war, animated by a common
purpose, but also the American Republic, nurtured in love of peace
and distrustful of the old world’s ideals and ambitions, inspired and
united by a common sense of danger and a common concern for freedom and
civilization.