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Woodrow Wilson: There is no means of judging the future except by assessing the past.

On the recordSeptember 1, 1916
There is no means of judging the future except by assessing the past.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address at Sea Girt, New Jersey Accepting the Democratic Nomination for President

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