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On the recordSeptember 3, 1914
We shall pay the bill, though we did not deliberately incur it.
Said by
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Address to a Joint Session of Congress: Appeal for Additional Revenue

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