On the recordJanuary 24, 1919
Because, realizing the great confidence you place in me, I am led to question my own ability to justify that confidence.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWoodrow Wilson: “Because, realizing the great confidence you place in me, I am led to question my own ability to justify that confidence.”
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Remarks to the Delegation of Working Women of France in Paris
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