Political Quotes

On the recordApril 1, 1917
We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address to a Joint Session of Congress Requesting a Declaration of War Against Germany

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