Fourteen Points: Imperialism Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Intro, Line Number) (Point Number, Line Number) (Conclusion, Line Number)

Quote #4

The Turkish portion of the present Ottoman Empire should be assured a secure sovereignty, but the other nationalities which are now under Turkish rule should be assured an undoubted security of life and an absolutely unmolested opportunity of autonomous development. (XII.1)

A major starting point for the modern Middle East, the Ottomans had once controlled just about everything in between Greece and Iran. (Source)

Quote #5

In regard to these essential rectifications of wrong and assertions of right we feel ourselves to be intimate partners of all the governments and peoples associated together against the Imperialists. (Conclusion.1)

By "the Imperialists," he means the Central Powers of Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottomans, and their various allies. When you have that many enemies, a little name-calling goes a long way.