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Woodrow Wilson: The peace settlements which are now to be agreed upon are of transcendent importance both to us and to the rest of the…

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The peace settlements which are now to be agreed upon are of transcendent importance both to us and to the rest of the world, and I know of no business or interest which should take precedence of them.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson stresses the critical importance of the peace settlements for both the United States and the world.

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