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.

Sep 27, 1916

Except in cases of emergency no person shall be given a certificate of registration until his application for registration has been approved by the Department.

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Sep 27, 1916

The Secretary of State is authorized to make regulations concerning registration additional to these rules and not inconsistent with them.

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Sep 27, 1916

No fee shall be required for registration nor for any service connected therewith, except for the issuance of a certificate of registration.

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Sep 24, 1916

I have a supreme contempt for partisan action; that I believe that it is necessary for men to concert measures together in organized cooperation by party.

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Sep 24, 1916

My dream is that she will take her place in that great field in a new spirit which the world has never seen before.

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Sep 24, 1916

An opinion ought always to have a profound respect for a fact.

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Sep 24, 1916

Not until the recent legislation of Congress known as the Federal reserve act were the Federal banks of this country given the proper equipment.

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Sep 24, 1916

We have swung out, my fellow citizens, into a new business era in America.

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Sep 24, 1916

The agricultural acreage of this country ought to produce twice what it is now producing.

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Sep 24, 1916

Nothing so seriously interrupts or interferes with the sober and sincere consideration of public questions as a political campaign.

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