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On the recordAugust 26, 1917
Punitive damages, the dismemberment of empires, the establishment of selfish and exclusive economic leagues, we deem inexpedient and in the end worse than futile.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Letter of Reply to the Pope

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