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Woodrow Wilson: One of the leading faults of you gentlemen of the press is your inordinate desire to hear other men talk, to draw them…

On the recordMay 14, 1916
One of the leading faults of you gentlemen of the press is your inordinate desire to hear other men talk, to draw them out upon all occasions, whether they wish to be drawn out or not.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address at the National Press Club

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