Woodrow Wilson actually said...

"I feel that I have been peculiarly honored in the generous reception you have given me."

"It has been a hard thing to perform civil tasks in the United States."

"A thrill has gone through my heart, as it has gone through the heart of every American, with almost every gun that was fired and every stroke that was struck in the gallant fighting that you have done..."

"Everybody concerned in the settlement knows that it must be a people's peace, that nothing must be done in the settlement of the issues of the war which is not as handsome as the great achievements of..."