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Woodrow Wilson: “I have a certain scruple of conscience in being away from Washington for many days at a time, because it is one of the…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1916
I have a certain scruple of conscience in being away from Washington for many days at a time, because it is one of the interesting circumstances of the moment that there is hardly a day which does not in some degree alter the aspect of affairs.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address at Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri

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