Woodrow Wilson: “We shall take leave to be strong upon the seas, in the future as in…”

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We shall take leave to be strong upon the seas, in the future as in the past; and there will be no thought of offense or of provocation in that.

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Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson asserts that the U.S. will maintain a strong naval presence without intentions of offense.

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Woodrow Wilson: “We shall take leave to be strong upon the seas, in the future as in the past; and there will be no thought of offense or…”