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Woodrow Wilson: We have got to know what the truth is and insist that everybody shall know what the truth is, and, above all things…

On the recordSeptember 17, 1919
We have got to know what the truth is and insist that everybody shall know what the truth is, and, above all things else, we must see that the United States is not defeated of its destiny.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, California

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