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Woodrow Wilson: May I not, therefore, again thank you for the honor you have conferred upon me, and take the privilege of greeting you…

On the recordJanuary 5, 1919
May I not, therefore, again thank you for the honor you have conferred upon me, and take the privilege of greeting you affectionately as my fellow citizens?
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Remarks at the Palazzo Civico in Turin, Italy

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