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Woodrow Wilson: But we are not dealing with people; we are dealing with Governments.

On the recordJanuary 30, 1916
But we are not dealing with people; we are dealing with Governments.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Milwaukee Auditorium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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