It does not become America that within her borders, where every man is free to follow the dictates of his conscience, men should raise the cry of church against church. To do that is to strike at the very spirit and heart of America.
WOODROW WILSONIf you want to make enemies, try to change something.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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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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Absolute identity with one’s cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.
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No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.
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If the colored people made a mistake in voting for me, they ought to correct it.
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When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat.
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Understanding is the soil in which grow all the fruits of friendship.
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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 government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.
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The cure for bad politics is the same as the cure for tuberculosis. It is living in the open.
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Any man that resists the present tides that run in the world, will find himself thrown upon a shore so high and barren that it will seem he has been separated from his human kind forever.
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I am not one of those who believe that a great standing army is the means of maintaining peace, because if you build up a great profession those who form parts of it want to exercise their profession.
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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 had rather have everybody on my side than be armed to the teeth.
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Responsibility is proportionate to opportunity.
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No man ever saw a government. I live in the midst of the Government of the United States, but I never saw the Government of the United States.
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