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Woodrow Wilson

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Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Virginia and raised in Georgia before moving to New Jersey, where he became a prominent political figure. Wilson was a key leader of the Progressive Movement, advocating for reforms such as antitrust legislation and the establishment of the Federal Reserve System. His presidency is also noted for significant events such as the United States' involvement in World War I and his efforts to promote the League of Nations, an international organization aimed at preventing future conflicts.

Quotes by year · 191419211,359 total · peak 1919 (468)
1914: 94 quotes1915: 10 quotes1916: 265 quotes1917: 223 quotes1918: 137 quotes1919: 468 quotes1920: 133 quotes1921: 29 quotes
Sep 9, 1914

The issuance of this order is recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury for the reason that on account of the technical character of the work required, the services of specially qualified men will be necessary in the higher grades

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Sep 9, 1914

It is intended by this Executive Order for economy of administration to merge into one national forest, hereafter to be known as the Manzano National Forest, all the lands at the date hereof in the Zuni and Manzano National Forests, and…

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Sep 4, 1914

Whereas it is desirable to take precautions to insure the enforcement of said order insofar as it relates to the transmission of code and cipher messages by high-powered stations capable of trans-Atlantic communication;

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Sep 3, 1914

That the provisions of law prescribing that the watch officers of vessels of the United States registered for foreign trade shall be citizens of the United States, are hereby suspended so far and for such length of time as is herein…

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Sep 3, 1914

All foreign-built ships which shall be admitted to United States registry under said Act may retain the watch officers employed thereon, without regard to citizenship, for seven years from this date, and such watch officers shall be…

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Sep 3, 1914

Any vacancy occurring among such watch officers within two years from this date may be filled without regard to citizenship; but any vacancy which may occur thereafter shall be filled by a watch officer who is a citizen of the United States

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Sep 3, 1914

We shall pay the bill, though we did not deliberately incur it.

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Sep 3, 1914

In pursuance of the authority conferred upon the President of the United States by Section 2 of the Act approved August 18, 1914, entitled 'An Act to provide for the admission of foreign-built ships to American registry for the foreign…

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Sep 3, 1914

That the provisions of law requiring survey, inspection and measurement, by officers of the United States, of foreign-built ships admitted to United States registry under said Act, are hereby suspended for two years from this date

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Aug 18, 1914

The effect of the war upon the United States will depend upon what American citizens say and do.

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Aug 13, 1914

Under authority of the Act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847), as amended by the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 497), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the following…

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