Sep 11, 1919
You never could divine it from the discussion of the men who are opposed to it.
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 11, 1919
It says that nothing in the covenant shall be interpreted as impairing the validity of the Monroe doctrine.
Sep 11, 1919
Frightened, my fellow citizens? Why, it is the only possible or conceivable guaranty against the wars that have ravaged the world.
Sep 11, 1919
I say that we have an immense insurance against war, and that is exactly what this great covenant does.
Sep 11, 1919
Let men discount the proposed arrangements as much as they will; let us regard it as an insurance policy.
Sep 11, 1919
It will mean a great deal now, but it will mean infinitely more in the future.
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.
Sep 10, 1919
America is less exhausted by the recent war than the other belligerents; she is not exhausted at all.
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