This was not after all a conventional war, a struggle between equally predacious powers; it was a war to end all wars.
WOODROW WILSONWhat we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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The fewer the desires, the more peace.
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When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing.
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The man who has no vision will undertake no great enterprise.
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What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.
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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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If the colored people made a mistake in voting for me, they ought to correct it.
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We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world.
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Today’s greatest labor-saving device is tomorrow.
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When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat.
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We came to America, either ourselves or in the persons of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to make them see finer things than they had seen before, to get rid of the things that divide and to make sure of the things that unite.
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I had rather have everybody on my side than be armed to the teeth.
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War isn’t declared in the name of God; it is a human affair entirely.
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There is something better, if possible, that a man can give than his life. That is his living spirit to a service that is not easy, to resist counsels that are hard to resist, to stand against purposes that are difficult to stand against.
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I do not want a government that will take care of me, I want a government that will make other men take their hands off me so I can take care of myself.
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A fault which humbles a person is of more use to him or her than a good action which puffs him or her up.
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