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Woodrow Wilson: “Because this is a war into which our country, like these countries we have been so proud to stand by, has put its whole…”

On the recordDecember 24, 1918
Because this is a war into which our country, like these countries we have been so proud to stand by, has put its whole heart, and the reason that we are proud of you is that you have put your heart into it; you have done your duty, and something more, you have done your duty and done it with a spirit which gave it distinction and glory.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Remarks to United States Soldiers at Humes, France

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