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Woodrow Wilson: The trouble has been that when they came in the past—they came with all their bristles out; they came on the defensive…

On the recordFebruary 2, 1915
The trouble has been that when they came in the past—they came with all their bristles out; they came on the defensive; they came to see, not what they could accomplish, but what they could prevent.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address Before the United States Chamber of Commerce

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