Feb 1, 1916
You have expected me to see that your energies should be released also along the channels of trade in order that you might serve the world as the only Nation disengaged and ready to serve it.
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.
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Jan 31, 1916
The impulses of government in this country do not come from the rulers, they come from the people.
Jan 31, 1916
America has a character as distinct as the character of any individual amongst us.
Jan 31, 1916
I believe that you will credit the statement that no man is in a better position to know that than I am.
Jan 31, 1916
Why, no voice has ever come to any public man more audibly, more unmistakably, than the voice of this great people has come to me.
Jan 31, 1916
I have not grudged a single burden that has been thrown upon me with that end in view.
Jan 31, 1916
We are counting upon you to maintain unsullied and unquestioned the honor and integrity of the United States;
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