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Woodrow Wilson: “Modern wars are not won by mere numbers. They are not won by mere enthusiasm. They are not won by mere national spirit.…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1916
Modern wars are not won by mere numbers. They are not won by mere enthusiasm. They are not won by mere national spirit. They are won by the scientific conduct of war, the scientific application of irresistible force.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address at Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri

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