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Woodrow Wilson: I shall make my absence as brief as possible and shall hope to return with the happy assurance that it has been possible…

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I shall make my absence as brief as possible and shall hope to return with the happy assurance that it has been possible to translate into action the great ideals for which America has striven.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson expresses his hope for a brief absence from Congress, aiming to return with positive outcomes from the peace conference.

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