Sep 22, 1919
It would be ungracious of me if I did not say how delightful I have felt the welcome of Ogden to be.
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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Sep 22, 1919
Either we are going to guarantee civilization or we are going to abandon it.
Sep 22, 1919
Nobody doubts any longer that the covenant gives explicit, unqualified recognition to the Monroe doctrine.
Sep 22, 1919
I can say, I believe with confidence, that it is the judgment of the people of the United States that neither the treaty nor the covenant should be amended.
Sep 22, 1919
I would despair of making any adequate remarks about so great a matter as the treaty of peace or the league of nations.
Sep 22, 1919
The United States never has failed to fulfill its international obligations. It never will fail.
Sep 22, 1919
The Government of the United States speaks for the people of the United States, that it is not anybody's master, but the servant of a great people.
Sep 18, 1919
So long as wrongs like that exist in the world, you can not bring permanent peace to the world.
Sep 18, 1919
We must go forward with this concert of nations or we must go back to the old arrangement.
Sep 18, 1919
We are all bound in conscience, and all public officers are bound in oath, not to remain neutral with regard to the maintenance of the law and the vindication of the right.
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