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Woodrow Wilson: I do not pity them. I envy them, rather, because theirs is the great work for liberty accomplished, and we are in the…

On the recordMay 29, 1917
I do not pity them. I envy them, rather, because theirs is the great work for liberty accomplished, and we are in the midst of a work unfinished, testing our strength where their strength has already been tested.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Memorial Day Address at Arlington National Cemetery

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