The flame has touched even our own continent by drawing in our Canadian neighbors to the north of us, and, except for the South American Continent, there is not one continent upon the whole surface of the world to which this flame has not spread; and when I see some of my fellow citizens spread tinder where the sparks are falling, I wonder what their ideal of Americanism is.
Woodrow Wilson: “The flame has touched even our own continent by drawing in our Canadian neighbors to the north of us, and, except for…”
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Address at The Chicago Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois
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