Woodrow Wilson actually said...

There are times when words seem empty and only action seems great. Such a time has come, and in the providence of God, America will once more have an opportunity to show the world that she was born to serve mankind.

Context

Memorial Day Address at Arlington National Cemetery

05/29/1917

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