Sep 14, 1919
The only thing in the world that is unconquerable is the thought of men.
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 14, 1919
We would have to concentrate authority sufficiently to be able to use the physical force of the Nation quickly upon occasion.
Sep 14, 1919
If we want a league of nations, we must take this league of nations, because there is no conceivable way in which any other league of nations is obtainable.
Sep 14, 1919
I am not in favor of the ratification of this treaty, including the covenant of the league of nations, because I am a Democrat. I am in favor of it because I am an American and a lover of humanity.
Sep 14, 1919
The past is only a prediction of the future, and all this terrible thing that your brothers and husbands and sweethearts have been through may have to be gone through with again.
Sep 12, 1919
I want the great result which I know is at the heart of the people that I am trying to serve.
Sep 12, 1919
America responds to nothing so quickly or unanimously as a great moral challenge.
Sep 12, 1919
I want you to realize just what the covenant of the league of nations means.
Sep 12, 1919
I can say that I am profoundly glad to see you and profoundly touched by a welcome like this.
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