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Woodrow Wilson: Every man who makes a choice to respect the rights of his neighbors deprives himself of absolute sovereignty, but he…

On the recordSeptember 3, 1919
Every man who makes a choice to respect the rights of his neighbors deprives himself of absolute sovereignty, but he does it by promising never to do wrong.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address at the Coliseum at the State Fair Grounds in Indianapolis, Indiana

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