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We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world.

Woodrow Wilson

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose.
WOODROW WILSON

Day Lose Myself Reason Win
“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.
WOODROW WILSON

Bright Genius Myself Original Perseverance
Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
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Democracy Form Government Principle
I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure.
WOODROW WILSON

Happiness Man Pleasure Reading Sorry Strength
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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Himself Knowledge Subject
We are no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.
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Domination Freedom Government Majority Man Opinion Vote
It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilizationitself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things we have always carried closest to our hearts.
WOODROW WILSON

Balance Carry Closet Fear Greatness Heart Peace People Terrible
I believe in Democracy because it releases the energies of every human being.
WOODROW WILSON

Believe Democracy Energy Human Myself
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.
WOODROW WILSON

Action Document Government Independence Practical Program Theory
When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat.
WOODROW WILSON

Children Heat Light
There’s not an idea in our heads that has not been worn shiny by someone else’s brains.
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Brain Head Ideas Shine
War isn’t declared in the name of God; it is a human affair entirely.
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Affair Declare God Human War
A radical is one of whom people say ”He goes too far.” A conservative, on the other hand, is one who ”doesn’t go far enough.” Then there is the reactionary, ”one who doesn’t go at all.” All these terms are more or less objectionable, wherefore we have.
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Conservation Hands Himself Object People Reaction
There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.
WOODROW WILSON

Goodness Greatness Human Religion Service Work
The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history.
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Emotion Flag History
You cannot tear up ancient rootages and safely plant the tree of liberty in soil that is not native to it.
WOODROW WILSON

Ancient Liberty Native Plant Safety Tears

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