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Woodrow Wilson: America is believed in throughout the world, because she has put spirit before material ambition.

On the recordSeptember 14, 1919
America is believed in throughout the world, because she has put spirit before material ambition.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Civic Auditorium in Portland, Oregon

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