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Woodrow Wilson: The cause being just and holy, the settlement must be of like motive and equality.

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The cause being just and holy, the settlement must be of like motive and equality.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson asserts that a just cause must lead to a settlement that reflects those same values.

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