I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty.
WOODROW WILSONAmerica is not anything if it consists of each of us. It is something only if it consists of all of us.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the world.
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Self-determination is not a mere phrase. It is an imperative principle of action, which statesmen will henceforth ignore at their peril.
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Understanding is the soil in which grow all the fruits of friendship.
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We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.
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I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something.
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Men grow by having responsibility laid upon them.
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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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To do things today exactly the way you did them yesterday saves thinking.
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Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence is a practical document for the use of practical men. It is not a thesis for philosophers, but a whip for tyrants; it is not a theory of government but a program of action.
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I would not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with great respect of the past.
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We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world.
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If you lose your wealth, you have lost nothing; if you lose your health, you have lost something; but if you lose your character, you have lost everything.
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You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
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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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If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if an hour, I am ready now.
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