It is necessary, my fellow citizens, that I should ask you this question, because I do not know how long the mere word and insistence of your Government will prevail to maintain your honor and the dignity and power of the Nation.
Woodrow Wilson: “It is necessary, my fellow citizens, that I should ask you this question, because I do not know how long the mere word…”
On the recordFebruary 1, 1916
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Address at Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri
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