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Woodrow Wilson: Germany is beaten, but we are still at war with her, and the old stage is reset for a repetition of the old plot.

On the recordJanuary 7, 1920
Germany is beaten, but we are still at war with her, and the old stage is reset for a repetition of the old plot.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Letter Read at the Jackson Day Dinner

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