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Woodrow Wilson: I respectfully submit that this condition precedent having been fulfilled, it is now our liberty and our duty to keep…

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I respectfully submit that this condition precedent having been fulfilled, it is now our liberty and our duty to keep our promise to the people of those islands by granting them the independence which they so honorably covet.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson advocates for granting independence to certain islands, reflecting his commitment to self-determination.

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