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Woodrow Wilson: I felt warranted in assuring them that no obstacle of law would be suffered to stand in the way of their increasing…

On the recordAugust 28, 1916
I felt warranted in assuring them that no obstacle of law would be suffered to stand in the way of their increasing their revenues to meet the expenses resulting from the change.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address to a Joint Session of Congress on the Demands of Railway Employees

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