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Woodrow Wilson: Trust is the very life and breadth of business; and suspicion, unjust national rivalry stands in the way of trade…

On the recordJanuary 5, 1919
Trust is the very life and breadth of business; and suspicion, unjust national rivalry stands in the way of trade, stands in the way of industry.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Remarks at The Philharmonic Club in Turin, Italy

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