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Woodrow Wilson: There are times when words seem empty and only action seems great. Such a time has come, and in the providence of God…

On the recordMay 29, 1917
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.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Memorial Day Address at Arlington National Cemetery

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