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Woodrow Wilson: The Government of the United States speaks for the people of the United States, that it is not anybody's master, but the…

On the recordSeptember 22, 1919
The Government of the United States speaks for the people of the United States, that it is not anybody's master, but the servant of a great people.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah

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