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Woodrow Wilson: The heart of the covenant of the league is that the nations solemnly covenant not to go to war for nine months after a…

On the recordSeptember 3, 1919
The heart of the covenant of the league is that the nations solemnly covenant not to go to war for nine months after a controversy becomes acute.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Coliseum at the State Fair Grounds in Indianapolis, Indiana

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