Dec 27, 1918
The whisper of grief that has blown all through the world is now silent, and the sun of hope seems to spread its rays and to change the earth with a new prospect of happiness.
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 27, 1918
That sturdy, serene soldier stood and uttered, not the words of triumph, but the simple words of affection for his soldiers, and the conviction which he summed up, in a sentence which I will not try accurately to quote but reproduce in its…
Dec 26, 1918
There is something inspiriting in knowing that this is the errand that we have come on.
Dec 26, 1918
Any influence that the American people have over the affairs of the world is measured by their sympathy with the aspirations of free men everywhere.
Dec 26, 1918
The welcome which you have given me and Mrs. Wilson has been so warm, so natural, so evidently from the heart that we have been more than pleased; we have been touched by it.
Dec 26, 1918
America does love freedom, and I believe that she loves freedom unselfishly.
Dec 26, 1918
Yet, after I have uttered the word 'courage,' it comes into my mind that it would take more courage to resist the great moral tide now running in the world than to yield to it, than to obey it.
Dec 26, 1918
We have used great words, all of us, we have used the great words 'right' and 'justice', and now we are to prove whether or not we understand those words and how they are to be applied to the particular settlements which must conclude this…
Dec 26, 1918
Nothing less than this would have justified me in leaving the important tasks which fall upon me upon the other side of the sea.
Dec 26, 1918
May I not, sir, with a feeling of profound sincerity and friendship and sympathy propose your own health and the health of the Queen, and the prosperity of Great Britain?
Dec 25, 1918
Even the sea was kind to us this morning and gave us a very pleasant passage.
Dec 25, 1918
I think that in spite of all the terrible sufferings and sacrifices of this war we shall some day in looking back upon them realize that they were worth while.
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