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Woodrow Wilson: “We only desire to see that their affairs are left in their own hands, in all matters, great or small.”

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We only desire to see that their affairs are left in their own hands, in all matters, great or small.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson expresses a desire for nations to manage their own affairs independently.

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