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Woodrow Wilson: I am not looking forward to war; I am looking forward with the greatest ardor and interest to peace and to the services…

On the recordFebruary 2, 1916
I am not looking forward to war; I am looking forward with the greatest ardor and interest to peace and to the services which this country may render the rest of the world in the times of peace and healing and restoration which will undoubtedly follow this great struggle.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address to the Business Men's League of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri

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