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Woodrow Wilson: But I shall ask you to consider again and with a very grave scrutiny our objectives and the measures by which we mean to…

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But I shall ask you to consider again and with a very grave scrutiny our objectives and the measures by which we mean to attain them; for the purpose of discussion here in this place is action, and our action must move straight toward definite ends.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson calls for a serious reconsideration of the nation's objectives in the war, stressing the importance of action towards clear goals.

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