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Woodrow Wilson: To hear some men talk about the league of nations you would suppose that it was a trap set for America.

On the recordSeptember 8, 1919
To hear some men talk about the league of nations you would suppose that it was a trap set for America.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address at the St. Paul Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota

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