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Woodrow Wilson: The United States, this great people for whom we speak and act, should be ready, as never before, to serve itself and to…

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The United States, this great people for whom we speak and act, should be ready, as never before, to serve itself and to serve mankind; ready with its resources, its energies, its forces of production, and its means of distribution.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson calls for the United States to utilize its resources for both national and global service.

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