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Woodrow Wilson: It is high time we repaired our mistake and resumed our commercial independence on the seas.

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It is high time we repaired our mistake and resumed our commercial independence on the seas.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson calls for the restoration of America's commercial independence at sea, highlighting the urgency of the matter.

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