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On the recordJuly 9, 1916
I have always been inclined to believe that the business of the world was best understood by those men who were in the struggle for maintenance hot only, but for success.
Said by
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address at a Luncheon at the Detroit Athletic Club

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