Jan 28, 1916
I want every man and woman of you to stand behind me in pressing a reasonable plan for national defense.
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 28, 1916
We are under the influences of it, but we are not at the sources of it.
Jan 28, 1916
We are relying upon you, Mr. President, to keep us out of this war, but we are relying upon you, Mr. President, to keep the honor of the Nation unstained.
Jan 28, 1916
America does not desire anything that any other nation can give it except friendship and justice and right conduct.
Jan 28, 1916
You know that you have not, and the very fact that the force is not ready may make the task you have set for me all the more delicate and all the more difficult.
Jan 28, 1916
I am conscious of a sort of truancy in being absent from my duties in Washington.
Jan 28, 1916
I say it because I am confident that the men in Congress know a national necessity when they see it.
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