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.
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 17, 1919
We can not do any effective thinking for the world until we know that there is settled peace.
Sep 17, 1919
The heart of this treaty is that it gives liberty and independence to people who never could have got it for themselves.
Sep 17, 1919
This is a treaty not merely for the peoples who were represented at the peace table but for the people who were the subjects of the governments whose wrongs were forever ended by the victory on the fields of France.
Sep 17, 1919
There is not the least danger that America, after a treaty has been drawn up exactly along the specifications stipulated by America, will desert its associates.
Sep 17, 1919
Germany felt the pinch of the blockade more than she felt the stress of the blow.
Sep 17, 1919
The men who do not look forward now are of no further service to the Nation.
Sep 17, 1919
I admit that there are debatable things, but I do not admit that they need be debated so long.
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