Woodrow Wilson: “The only people I owe any report to are you and the other citizens of the United States.”

I am not convinced that the method proposed is wise, that the benefits, if any, would offset the evils which would result, or that the same or larger advantages cannot be secured without resort to Government intervention.

A recommendation at this time that suitable legislative action should be taken may appear somewhat premature, but in view of the approaching termination of my administration I have brought this matter to your attention, hoping that…

One does not pay a compliment to the American farmer who attempts to alarm him by dangers from foreign competition.

The soundness of the principle embodied in Section io seems generally to be admitted.