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Woodrow Wilson: I am sorry to say that the gravest threats against our national peace and safety have been uttered within our own…

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I am sorry to say that the gravest threats against our national peace and safety have been uttered within our own borders.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson acknowledges that threats to national peace are emerging from within the country.

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