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Woodrow Wilson: “Every man regards his own advice as best, and I dare say every man mixes his own advice with some thought of his own…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 1919
Every man regards his own advice as best, and I dare say every man mixes his own advice with some thought of his own interest.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address at the City Hall Auditorium in Pueblo, Colorado

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