Remarks at The Philharmonic Club in Turin, Italy
01/05/1919
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We want to defend the life of this Nation against any sort of interference.
The only thing I am afraid of is not being ready to perform my duty.
You know that you have not, and the very fact that the force is not ready may make the task you have set for me all the more delicate and al...
I say it because I am confident that the men in Congress know a national necessity when they see it.