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Woodrow Wilson: I can never speak in praise of war, ladies and gentlemen; you would not desire me to do so.

On the recordMay 29, 1914
I can never speak in praise of war, ladies and gentlemen; you would not desire me to do so.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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