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Woodrow Wilson: “The United States is at liberty to withdraw at any time upon two years' notice, the only restriction being that when it…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 1919
The United States is at liberty to withdraw at any time upon two years' notice, the only restriction being that when it withdraws it shall have fulfilled its international obligations and its obligations under the covenant of the league.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah

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