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Woodrow Wilson: “The only thing I am afraid of is not being ready to perform my duty.”

On the recordJanuary 28, 1916
The only thing I am afraid of is not being ready to perform my duty.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address At the Cleveland Armory in Cleveland, Ohio

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