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Woodrow Wilson: I believe most profoundly in the duty of every American to exalt the national consciousness by purifying his own motives…

On the recordJune 28, 1916
I believe most profoundly in the duty of every American to exalt the national consciousness by purifying his own motives and exhibiting his own devotion.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address to the Associated Advertising Clubs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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