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The fewer the desires, the more peace.

Woodrow Wilson

There was a time when corporations played a minor part in our business affairs, but now they play the chief part, and most men are the servants of corporations.
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Cooperation Man Play Servant Time
The whole purpose of democracy is that we may hold counsel with one another, so as not to depend upon the understanding of one man.
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Counseling Democracy Man Purpose Understand
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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Breathe Organization Power Talk Watch
Absolute identity with one’s cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.
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Condition Identity Leadership Reason
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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Government Law Opinion Organization Seek
A man may be defeated by his own secondary successes.
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Defeat Himself Man Success
Government, in it’s last analysis, is organized force.
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Analysis Force Government
It is the object of learning, not only to satisfy the curiosity and perfect the spirits of ordinary men, but also to advance civilization.
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Curiosity Learning Object Satisfaction
Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world.
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Ideal Identity Nation People Time World
The man who has no vision will undertake no great enterprise.
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Enterprise Greatness Man Vision Willing
We are intensely proud of their noble record and are glad to have had the whole world see how irresistible they are in their might when a cause which America holds dear is at stake. The whole nation has reason to be proud of them.
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Happiness Noble Proud Reason Record
We are not put into this world to sit still and know; we are put into it to act.
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Act Born Growth World
We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.
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Difference Time Tragedy Unknown
America was born a Christian nation.
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Born Nation Religious
Excesses accomplish nothing. Disorder immediately defeats itself.
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Accomplishment Defeat Order System
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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Ancient Liberty Native Plant Safety Tears

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