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Woodrow Wilson: There was a time when scholars, speaking in the beautiful language in which the last address was made, were the only…

On the recordJanuary 5, 1919
There was a time when scholars, speaking in the beautiful language in which the last address was made, were the only international characters of the world.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Remarks at the University of Turin, Italy

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