Political Quotes

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.

Quotes by year · 191419211,359 total · peak 1919 (468)
1914: 94 quotes1915: 10 quotes1916: 265 quotes1917: 223 quotes1918: 137 quotes1919: 468 quotes1920: 133 quotes1921: 29 quotes
Dec 29, 1918

There is only one thing that can bind peoples together and that is a common devotion to right.

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Dec 27, 1918

I do not believe that it was fancy on my part that I heard in the voice of welcome uttered in the streets of this great city and in the streets of Paris something more than a personal welcome.

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Dec 27, 1918

It wars perfectly natural to break this precedent, natural because the demand for intimate conference took precedence over every other duty.

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Dec 27, 1918

I am perfectly aware that I have in me all the insurgent elements of the human race.

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Dec 27, 1918

The peoples of the world want peace and they want it now, not merely by conquest of arms but by agreement of mind.

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Dec 27, 1918

The men who have fought in this war have been the men from free nations who were determined that that sort of thing should end now and forever.

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Dec 27, 1918

The harness of precedent is sometimes a very sad and harassing trammel.

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Dec 27, 1918

The stern covenanter tradition that is behind me sends many an echo down the years.

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