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Woodrow Wilson: The terrible tragedy of war which has just ended and which has brought the world to the verge of chaos and disaster…

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The terrible tragedy of war which has just ended and which has brought the world to the verge of chaos and disaster would be in vain if there should ensue a return to the conditions of the past.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson reflects on the consequences of war and warns against returning to past conditions that led to chaos.

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