Woodrow Wilson actually said...

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.

Context

Address at Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri

02/01/1916

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