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Woodrow Wilson: Property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be.

On the recordApril 1, 1917
Property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address to a Joint Session of Congress Requesting a Declaration of War Against Germany

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