We shall hope to secure for the peoples of the Balkan peninsula and for the people of the Turkish Empire the right and opportunity to make their own lives safe, their own fortunes secure against oppression or injustice and from the dictation of foreign courts or parties.
Wilson advocates for the rights of the Balkan peoples and those in the Turkish Empire to secure their own futures.
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