Woodrow Wilson actually said...

I venture to say that a decent respect for the opinion of mankind demanded that those who started the present European war should have stated their reasons; but they did not pay any heed to the opinion of mankind, and the reckoning will come when the settlement comes.

Context

Address Before the Press Club in New York City

06/29/1916

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