I have the feeling that he would rather see a good cause fail than succeed if he were not the head of it.
WOODROW WILSONWar isn’t declared in the name of God; it is a human affair entirely.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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It’s harder for a leader to be born in a palace than to be born in a cabin.
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That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.
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The seed of revolution is repression.
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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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Remember that God ordained that I should be the next president of the United States. Neither you nor any other mortal or mortals could have prevented this.
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I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.
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No student knows his subject: the most he knows is where and how to find out the things he does not know
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There is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.
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Uncompromising thought is the luxury of the closeted recluse. Untrammeled reasoning is the indulgence of the philosopher, of the dreamer of sweet dreams.
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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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We ought to regard ourselves and to act as socialists–believers in the wholesomeness and beneficence of the body politic.
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You cannot tear up ancient rootages and safely plant the tree of liberty in soil that is not native to it.
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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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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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Men grow by having responsibility laid upon them.
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