But at the moment when she had conspicuously won her triumphs of peace she threw them away, to establish in their stead what the world will no longer permit to be established, military and political domination by arms, by which to oust where she could not excel the rivals she most feared and hated.
Woodrow Wilson: “But at the moment when she had conspicuously won her triumphs of peace she threw them away, to establish in their stead…”
Editor's note · Context
Wilson criticizes Germany for abandoning its peaceful triumphs in favor of military domination, which he believes is unacceptable.
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