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Woodrow Wilson: I am sure that I am speaking the mind of all thoughtful Americans when I say that it is our duty as the representatives…

On the recordJanuary 3, 1918
I am sure that I am speaking the mind of all thoughtful Americans when I say that it is our duty as the representatives of the nation to do everything that it is necessary to do to secure the complete mobilization of the whole resources of America by as rapid and effective means as can be found.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Government Administration of Railways

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