They have established a power over other lands and peoples than their own--over the great empire of Austria-Hungary, over hitherto free Balkan states, over Turkey and within Asia-which must be relinquished.
Woodrow Wilson: “They have established a power over other lands and peoples than their own--over the great empire of Austria-Hungary…”
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Wilson discusses the need for Germany to relinquish its control over various territories and empires after the war.
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