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.
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 18, 1919
The heart and center of this treaty is that it sets at liberty people all over Europe and in Asia who had hitherto been enslaved by powers which were not their rightful sovereigns and masters.
Sep 18, 1919
I am in favor of it because I am an American and a believer in humanity.
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
For us the problem of the future of the Philippines is solved by the league of nations.
Sep 17, 1919
This is the first treaty ever framed by such an international convention, whose object was not to serve and defend governments but to serve and defend peoples.
Sep 17, 1919
We can not do any effective thinking for the world until we know that there is settled peace.
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