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Of course we are not ready to do that; and we shall never be in time of peace so long as we retain our present political principles and institutions.
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gutenberg.orgWoodrow Wilson: “Of course we are not ready to do that; and we shall never be in time of peace so long as we retain our present political…”
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Wilson asserts that the nation will never be ready for war under its current political principles and institutions during peacetime.
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