Dec 6, 1920
It is now our liberty and our duty to keep our promise to the people of those islands by granting them the independence which they so honorably covet.
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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Dec 6, 1920
I believe this to be the faith of America, the faith of the future, and of all the victories which await national action in the days to come, whether in America or elsewhere.
Dec 6, 1920
The United States cannot refuse this role of champion without putting the stigma of rejection upon the great and devoted men who brought its government into existence.
Dec 6, 1920
By this faith, and by this faith alone, can the world be lifted out of its present confusion and despair.
Dec 6, 1920
The nation's gratitude must be effectively revealed to them by the most ample provision for their medical care and treatment as well as for their vocational training and placement.
Dec 6, 1920
I urge you to consider that the display of an immediate disposition on the part of the Congress to remedy any injustices or evils that may have shown themselves in our own national life will afford the most effectual offset to the forces…
Dec 6, 1920
I have faith that the inquiries of your several committees will discover the way and the method.
Dec 6, 1920
I earnestly suggest that the Congress authorize the Treasury of the United States to make to the struggling government of Armenia such a loan as was made to several of the Allied governments during the war.
Dec 6, 1920
Simplification of the income and profits taxes has become an immediate necessity.
Dec 6, 1920
Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us dare to do our duty as we understand it
Nov 30, 1920
It is hereby ordered, under authority found in the act of June 21, 1906 (34 Statutes at Large, pages 325 and 326), that the trust period on the allotments of the Ponca Indians in Oklahoma, which trust period was extended for one year by…
Nov 29, 1920
I am willing, however, upon assurances of the moral and diplomatic support of the principal Powers and in a spirit of sympathetic response to the request of the Council of the League of Nations to use my good offices and to proffer my…
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