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Woodrow Wilson: “It is clear that nations must in the future be governed by the same high code of honor that we demand of individuals.”

On the recordMay 26, 1916
It is clear that nations must in the future be governed by the same high code of honor that we demand of individuals.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address delivered at the First Annual Assemblage of the League to Enforce Peace: American Principles

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