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Woodrow Wilson: “I am not convinced that the method proposed is wise, that the benefits, if any, would offset the evils which would…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 1921
I am not convinced that the method proposed is wise, that the benefits, if any, would offset the evils which would result, or that the same or larger advantages cannot be secured without resort to Government intervention.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval S.J. Res. 212 'Joint Resolution Directing the War Finance Corporation...'

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