Woodrow Wilson actually said...

"The world will be turned back to cynicism if America goes back on it."

"I ask you even as a business proposition whether it is more useful to trade with a cynic or with an optimist."

"The real difficulty in all political reform is to know whether you can translate your theories into facts or not."

"I entirely concur in Senator Lodge's conclusion, and I hope I shall have his cooperation in bringing about the desired result."