Woodrow Wilson actually said...

"I feel that I have been peculiarly honored in the generous reception you have given me."

"It has been a hard thing to perform civil tasks in the United States."

"The world will now know that the nations that fought this war, as well as the soldiers who represented them, are ready to make good— make good not merely in the assertion of their own interests, but m..."

"A thrill has gone through my heart, as it has gone through the heart of every American, with almost every gun that was fired and every stroke that was struck in the gallant fighting that you have done..."