Jan 28, 1916
I say it because I am confident that the men in Congress know a national necessity when they see it.
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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Jan 28, 1916
We are under the influences of it, but we are not at the sources of it.
Jan 28, 1916
I should feel that I was guilty of an unpardonable omission if I did not go out and tell my fellow countrymen that new circumstances have arisen which make it absolutely necessary that this country should prepare herself, not for war, but…
Jan 28, 1916
Our peers are the men who have spent their great energies outside the narrow circle of their own self-interest.
Jan 28, 1916
She stands, therefore, as an example of independence, as an example of free institutions.
Jan 28, 1916
America stands, first of all, for the right of men to determine whom they will obey and whom they will serve; for the right of political freedom and a people's sovereignty.
Jan 28, 1916
My own feeling, ladies and gentlemen, is that it is a pity that this is a campaign year.
Jan 28, 1916
The old cry for the defense of your hearth and home does not seem to me a very handsome appeal.
Jan 28, 1916
The flag stands for something for which we are all trustees, the great part that America is to play in the world.
Jan 28, 1916
I get a great deal more inspiration outside of Washington than inside of it.
Jan 26, 1916
America has been reluctant to match her wits with the rest of the world.
Jan 26, 1916
I can find no other foundation for peace than is laid in justice without aggression.
Jan 26, 1916
America has always stood resolutely and absolutely for the right of every people to determine its own destiny and its own affairs.
Jan 26, 1916
We believe in peace, but we believe also in justice and righteousness and liberty, and peace can not subsist without these.
Jan 26, 1916
It is necessary, therefore, that we should examine ourselves and see whether we can make certain that the tasks imposed upon us will be performed, well performed, and performed without interruption.
Jan 26, 1916
I myself share to the bottom of my heart that profound love for peace.
Jan 26, 1916
We have got the men to waste, but God forbid that we should waste them.
Jan 26, 1916
This is a year of political accounting, and the Americans in politics are rather expert accountants.
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