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.
Jul 9, 1916
The great difficulty that has confronted us, gentlemen, has often been that we have deliberately looked at these common interests from self-chosen angles, which made them look as if some of us were separated from others.
Jul 9, 1916
We have not been accustomed to the large world of international business and we have got to get accustomed to it right away.
Jul 9, 1916
There is a great deal of cant talked, my fellow citizens, about service.
Jul 9, 1916
The suspicion is beginning to dawn in many quarters that the average man knows the business necessities of the country just as well as the extraordinary man does.
Jul 9, 1916
Your raw materials must be the raw materials that they need, not the raw materials that you need.
Jun 29, 1916
Do you think the glory of America would be enhanced by a war of conquest in Mexico?
Jun 29, 1916
So, gentlemen, I have not come here to-night to do anything but to remind you that you do not constitute the United States; that I do not constitute the United States; that it is something bigger and greater and finer than any of us.
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