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.
Jun 4, 1914
I want you to take these great engines of force out onto the seas like adventurers enlisted for the elevation of the spirit of the human race.
Jun 4, 1914
America will not bring glory to herself, but disgrace, by following the beaten paths of history.
Jun 4, 1914
We will not have masters; we will be a people, and we will seek our own liberty.
Jun 4, 1914
You are not serving a government, gentlemen; you are serving a people.
Jun 3, 1914
Our solemn duty is to see that each one of us is in his own consciousness and in his own conduct a replica of this great reunited people.
Jun 3, 1914
To declare this chapter in the history of the United States closed and ended, and I bid you turn with me with your faces to the future, quickened by the memories of the past, but with nothing to do with the contests of the past.
Jun 3, 1914
I am not so much happy as proud to participate in this capacity on such an occasion: proud that I should represent such a people.
Jun 3, 1914
It is our duty and our privilege to be like the country we represent and, speaking no word of malice, no word of criticism even, stand shoulder to shoulder to lift the burdens of mankind in the future and show the paths of freedom to all…
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