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Woodrow Wilson: “For this we can fight, but for nothing less noble or less worthy of our traditions.”

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For this we can fight, but for nothing less noble or less worthy of our traditions.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson declares that they can only fight for noble causes that align with their traditions.

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