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Woodrow Wilson: “Do you think the glory of America would be enhanced by a war of conquest in Mexico?”

On the recordJune 29, 1916
Do you think the glory of America would be enhanced by a war of conquest in Mexico?
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address Before the Press Club in New York City

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