I shall take the liberty of coming again before the Congress, to ask that authority be given me to use any means that may be necessary for the protection of our seamen and our people in the prosecution of their peaceful and legitimate errands on the high seas.
Woodrow Wilson: “I shall take the liberty of coming again before the Congress, to ask that authority be given me to use any means that…”
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Address to a Joint Session of Congress on the Severance of Diplomatic Relations with Germany
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