Jan 30, 1916
The United States has never been negligent of its Navy, despite what some gentlemen may say; least of all has it been negligent in recent years.
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 30, 1916
The Constitution of the United States explicitly lays upon the President the duty of reporting at the beginning of each annual session of Congress to the representatives of the people concerning the state of the Union.
Jan 30, 1916
The Government of the United States is Hot going to be imposed upon by anybody.
Jan 30, 1916
I know that whenever the test comes every man's heart will be first for America.
Jan 30, 1916
The flame has touched even our own continent by drawing in our Canadian neighbors to the north of us, and, except for the South American Continent, there is not one continent upon the whole surface of the world to which this flame has not…
Jan 28, 1916
America stands, first of all, for the right of men to determine whom they will obey and whom they will serve; for the right of political freedom and a people's sovereignty.
Jan 28, 1916
Our peers are the men who have spent their great energies outside the narrow circle of their own self-interest.
Jan 28, 1916
The facts of the world are such that it is my duty to counsel my fellow citizens that preparation for national defense can not any longer be postponed.
Jan 28, 1916
The old cry for the defense of your hearth and home does not seem to me a very handsome appeal.
Jan 28, 1916
I am sure we have never encouraged in America the spirit of militarism, and we shall never have militarism in the United States.
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