Jun 13, 1917
We are not the enemies of the German people and that they are not our enemies.
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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Jun 13, 1917
We in our turn serve America, and can serve her with no private purpose.
Jun 13, 1917
We are accountable at the bar of history and must plead in utter frankness what purpose it is we seek to serve.
Jun 13, 1917
The whole world is at war because the whole world is in the grip of that power and is trying out the great battle which shall determine whether it is to be brought under its mastery or fling itself free.
Jun 13, 1917
This flag under which we serve would have been dishonoured had we withheld our hand.
Jun 13, 1917
Their plan was to throw a broad belt of German military power and political control across the very centre of Europe and beyond the Mediterranean into the heart of Asia.
Jun 13, 1917
They did not originate or desire this hideous war or wish that we should be drawn into it; and we are vaguely conscious that we are fighting their cause, as they will some day see it, as well as our own.
Jun 13, 1917
Once more we shall make good with our lives and fortunes the great faith to which we were born, and a new glory shall shine in the face of our people.
Jun 13, 1917
We are ready to plead at the bar of history, and our flag shall wear a new lustre.
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