Jun 28, 1916
The only thing that ever set any man free, the only thing that ever set any nation free, is the truth.
Woodrow Wilson
The Public Record
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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May 29, 1916
We know that the spirit of America is invincible and that no man can abate its power.
May 29, 1916
I have been trying to explain to you what we are getting prepared for.
May 26, 1916
The peace of the world must henceforth depend upon a new and more wholesome diplomacy.
May 26, 1916
We are participants, whether we would or not, in the life of the world.
May 26, 1916
God grant that the dawn of that day of frank dealing and of settled peace, concord, and coöperation may be near at hand!
May 26, 1916
We believe these fundamental things: First, that every people has a right to choose the sovereignty under which they shall live.
May 26, 1916
There is nothing that the United States wants for itself that any other nation has.
May 26, 1916
It is clear that nations must in the future be governed by the same high code of honor that we demand of individuals.
May 14, 1916
I love the fellows that come into my office sometimes and say, 'Mr. President, I am an American.'
May 14, 1916
I am both glad and sorry to be here; glad because I am always happy to be with you, and know and like so many of you, and sorry because I have to make a speech.
May 14, 1916
One of the leading faults of you gentlemen of the press is your inordinate desire to hear other men talk, to draw them out upon all occasions, whether they wish to be drawn out or not.
May 14, 1916
I felt constantly a personal detachment from the Presidency; that one thing that I resented when I was not performing the duties of the office was being reminded that I was the President of the United States.
May 14, 1916
Sometimes, when I am most beset, I seriously think of renting a pair of whiskers or of doing something else that will furnish me with an adequate disguise.
May 14, 1916
If I can not retain my moral influence over a man except by occasionally knocking him down, if that is the only basis upon which he will respect me, then for the sake of his soul I have got occasionally to knock him down.
May 14, 1916
If I want to know how many people live in a small town all I have to do is to go there and they at once line up to be counted.
May 14, 1916
I have a profound intellectual contempt for men who can not see the signs of the times.
May 2, 1916
I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Act of Congress approved March 22, 1906 (34 Stat. L., 80) do hereby prescribe, proclaim, and make known, that all the…
Apr 28, 1916
It is hereby ordered that the following-described tract, containing 40 acres, in California, be, and the same is hereby, permanently withdrawn from all forms of settlement, location, entry, sale, or other disposition, and reserved as an…
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