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Woodrow Wilson: We are fighting for what we believe and wish to be the rights of mankind and for the future peace and security of the…

On the recordApril 15, 1917
We are fighting for what we believe and wish to be the rights of mankind and for the future peace and security of the world.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address to the Nation

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