Sep 12, 1919
America responds to nothing so quickly or unanimously as a great moral challenge.
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 12, 1919
I can say that I am profoundly glad to see you and profoundly touched by a welcome like this.
Sep 12, 1919
It is that consciousness which I have so often gained in moving from one part of this beloved country to another that makes me so profoundly proud to be an American.
Sep 12, 1919
It is not going to draw apart and it is not going to desert the nations of the world.
Sep 12, 1919
I want to express my particular interest in this charming circle of school children.
Sep 12, 1919
It would indeed be ungracious if I did not say how much I have appreciated your welcome.
Sep 11, 1919
Unless America takes part in this treaty, my fellow citizens, the world is going to lose heart.
Sep 11, 1919
America has to do at this moment nothing less than prove to the world whether she has meant what she said in the past.
Sep 11, 1919
It will mean a great deal now, but it will mean infinitely more in the future.
Sep 11, 1919
Nothing is going to keep this world fit to live in like exposing in public debate every crooked thing that is going on.
Sep 11, 1919
We set this Nation up with the profession that we wanted to set an example of liberty not only, but to lead the world in the paths of liberty and justice and of right.
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