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Woodrow Wilson: It is right, too, that the National Guard of the States should be developed and strengthened by every means which is not…

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It is right, too, that the National Guard of the States should be developed and strengthened by every means which is not inconsistent with our obligations to our own people or with the established policy of our Government.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson supports the development of the National Guard while respecting obligations to the people and government policy.

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