Woodrow Wilson actually said...

"The object of this war is to deliver the free peoples of the world from the menace and the actual power of a vast military establishment controlled by an irresponsible government."

"This agony must not be gone through with again."

"We seek no material advantage of any kind."

"By virtue of the authority vested in me by law, the following described defensive sea areas for the terminal ports of The Panama Canal are hereby established, to be maintained until further notificati..."