Jun 29, 1916
Do you think the glory of America would be enhanced by a war of conquest in Mexico?
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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Jun 29, 1916
I think the sentence in American history that I myself am proudest of is that in the introductory sentences of the Declaration of Independence.
Jun 29, 1916
Of course it is our duty to prepare this Nation to take care of its honor and of its institutions.
Jun 29, 1916
If I could have been as generous and interesting and genuine as Mr. Colby, I should have felt that I could let myself go without any preparation.
Jun 29, 1916
There is something very oddly contradictory about the effect you men have on me.
Jun 29, 1916
I venture to say that a decent respect for the opinion of mankind demanded that those who started the present European war should have stated their reasons; but they did not pay any heed to the opinion of mankind, and the reckoning will…
Jun 29, 1916
There are some gentlemen who are under the delusion that the power of a nation comes from the top.
Jun 29, 1916
This order is issued on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture with the concurrence of the Civil Service Commission.
Jun 29, 1916
I realize that I have done a very imprudent thing; I have come to address this thoughtful company of men without any preparation whatever.
Jun 29, 1916
I knew that all a university could do if it knew its business was to interpret the moral forces of the world.
Jun 29, 1916
The requirement of the United States citizenship is hereby waived to permit the certification of Mr. Cedric R. Landon for appointment to the position of predatory animal inspector, Bureau of Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture…
Jun 28, 1916
America is at a point, gentlemen, where it is more than ever necessary that she should understand her own ideals not only, but be ready to put them into action at any cost.
Jun 28, 1916
Business is all right so long as it is not sordid, and it cannot be sordid if it is shot through with ideals.
Jun 28, 1916
I believe most profoundly in the duty of every American to exalt the national consciousness by purifying his own motives and exhibiting his own devotion.
Jun 28, 1916
I wish very much, gentlemen, that candor and truth might always be the standard of politics as well as the standard of business.
Jun 28, 1916
I am immensely interested in fighting for the things that I believe in.
Jun 28, 1916
It is one thing to entertain fine principles and another thing to make them work.
Jun 28, 1916
At whatever cost America should be just to other peoples and treat other peoples as she demands that they should treat her.
Jun 28, 1916
I have such an inveterate confidence in the ultimate triumph of the truth.
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