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On the recordSeptember 10, 1919
I want to say to you very solemnly that, notwithstanding the splendid achievement of our soldiers on the other side of the sea, who I do not hesitate to say saved the world, notwithstanding the noble things that they did, their task is only half done and it remains for us to complete it.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Opera House (Marlow Theater) in Helena, Montana

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