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We must be free from every unnecessary burden or embarrassment; and there is no better way to be clear of embarrassment than to fulfil our promises and promote the interests of those dependent on us to the utmost.
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gutenberg.orgWoodrow Wilson: “We must be free from every unnecessary burden or embarrassment; and there is no better way to be clear of embarrassment…”
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Wilson advocates for fulfilling promises to dependent territories as a means to avoid national embarrassment.
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