Sep 3, 1919
I am making this journey as an American and as a champion of rights which America believes in;
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 3, 1919
We are the friends of liberty; we have joined with the rest of mankind in securing the guarantees of liberty; we stand here with you the eternal champions of what is right, and may God keep us in the covenant that we have formed.
Sep 3, 1919
Every man who makes a choice to respect the rights of his neighbors deprives himself of absolute sovereignty, but he does it by promising never to do wrong.
Sep 3, 1919
Every matter which is likely to affect the peace of the world is everybody's business;
Sep 3, 1919
It is none of my prerogative to allot peoples to this government or the other.
Sep 3, 1919
The league of nations is the only thing that can prevent the recurrence of this dreadful catastrophe and redeem our promises.
Sep 3, 1919
If we want to stand by that principle, then we can justify the history of America as we can in no other way.
Sep 3, 1919
If this covenant accomplished little more than the abolition of private arrangements between great powers, it would have gone far toward stabilizing the peace of the world
Sep 3, 1919
My errand upon this journey is not to argue these matters, but to recall you to the real issues which are involved.
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