On the recordSeptember 17, 1919
The characteristic of this treaty is that it gives liberty to peoples who never could have won it for themselves.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWoodrow Wilson: “The characteristic of this treaty is that it gives liberty to peoples who never could have won it for themselves.”
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Address at the Oakland Civic Auditorium in Oakland, California
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