Aug 18, 1919
I hope, too, that this conference will serve to expedite your consideration of the treaty of peace.
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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Aug 18, 1919
Nothing, I am led to believe, stands in the way of the ratification of the treaty except certain doubts with regard to the meaning and implication of certain articles of the covenant of the league of nations.
Aug 18, 1919
Pardon me, Mr. Chairman, if I have been entirely unreserved and plain-spoken in speaking of the great matters we all have so much at heart.
Aug 18, 1919
We cannot afford to lose a single summer's day by not doing all that we can to mitigate the winter's suffering.
Aug 18, 1919
There can be no easy or normal industrial credits because there can be no confident or permanent revival of business.
Aug 18, 1919
Every element of normal life amongst us depends upon and awaits the ratification of the treaty of peace.
Aug 18, 1919
I will only venture to repeat that every element of normal life amongst us depends upon and awaits the ratification of the treaty of peace.
Aug 14, 1919
I have been obliged to balance one set of disadvantages against another and to venture a judgment as to which were the more serious for the country.
Aug 14, 1919
I return this bill, H. R. 3854, 'An Act for the repeal of the daylight-saving law,' without my signature, but do so with the utmost reluctance.
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