To be free is not necessarily to be wise. Wisdom comes with counsel, with the frank and free conference of untrammeled men united in the common interest.
WOODROW WILSONTo conquer with arms is to make only a temporary conquest; to conquer the world by earning its esteem is to make a permanent conquest.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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If you’ve made up your mind you can do something, you’re absolutely RIGHT.
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The Bible is the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life, the nature of God and spiritual nature and need of men. It is the only guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation.
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The masters of the government of the United States are the combined capitalists and manufacturers of the United States.
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I am the friend of peace and mean to preserve it for America so long as I am able. No course of my choosing or of their (nations at war) will lead to war. War can come only by the wilful acts and aggressions of others.
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To fight, you must be brutal and ruthless, and the spirit of ruthless brutality will enter into the very fibre of national life.
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The seed of revolution is repression.
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Progressiveness means not standing still when everything else is moving.
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Work is the keystone of a perfect life. Work and trust in God.
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The ordinary literary man, even though he be an eminent historian, is ill-fitted to be a mentor in affairs of government. For… things are for the most part very simple in books, and in practical life very complex.
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Absolute identity with one’s cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.
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“Genius is divine perseverance.” Divine patience I believe he originally used, perseverance is better in my opinion. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.
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I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose.
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The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.
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America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness which are derived from the revelations of the Holy Scripture.
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The princes among us are those who forget themselves and serve others.
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