On the recordSeptember 17, 1919
This is the first treaty ever framed by such an international convention, whose object was not to serve and defend governments but to serve and defend peoples.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWoodrow Wilson: “This is the first treaty ever framed by such an international convention, whose object was not to serve and defend…”
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Address at the Oakland Civic Auditorium in Oakland, California
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