Political Quotes

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.

Sep 16, 1919

We are at liberty to act without waiting for other nations to act.

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Sep 14, 1919

This is the field of the single unconquerable force that there is in the world, and when the world learns, as it will learn, that America has put her whole force into the common harness of civilization, then it will know that the wheels…

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Sep 14, 1919

Every drop of blood that I have in me gets up and shouts when I think of the opportunity that America has.

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Sep 14, 1919

Do you know of any business or undertaking in which you can get the advantage without assuming the responsibility?

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Sep 14, 1919

Nothing has impressed me more, or impressed me more painfully, than the degree in which the rest of the world trusts us and looks to us.

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Sep 14, 1919

The world will be turned back to cynicism if America goes back on it.

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Sep 14, 1919

I ask you even as a business proposition whether it is more useful to trade with a cynic or with an optimist.

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Sep 14, 1919

The real difficulty in all political reform is to know whether you can translate your theories into facts or not.

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Sep 14, 1919

I entirely concur in Senator Lodge's conclusion, and I hope I shall have his cooperation in bringing about the desired result.

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