Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 28, 1916
You know that you have not, and the very fact that the force is not ready may make the task you have set for me all the more delicate and all the more difficult.
Said by
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address to an Overflow Meeting at Soldiers' Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanis

Share

More from Woodrow Wilson

Mar 2, 1921

If there ever was a time when America had anything to fear from foreign competition, that time has passed.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Mar 2, 1921

Very little reflection would lead any one to conclude that the measure would not furnish in any substantial degree the relief sought by the producers of most of the staple commodities which it covers.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Mar 2, 1921

The imports of wheat have come mainly from Canada and Argentina and have not competed with the domestic crop.

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation