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.
WOODROW WILSONConformity will be the only virtue and any man who refuses to conform will have to pay the penalty.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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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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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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The great monopoly in this country is the money monopoly. So long as it exists, our old variety of freedom and individual energy of development are out of the question.
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When men take up arms to set other men free, there is something sacred and holy in the warfare.
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As a matter of fact and experience, the more power is divided the more irresponsible it becomes.
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I would never read a book if it were possible for me to talk half an hour with the man who wrote it.
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We must believe the things We teach our children
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When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat.
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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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I am the friend of peace and mean to preserve it for America so long as I am able. No course of my choosing or of their (nations at war) will lead to war. War can come only by the wilful acts and aggressions of others.
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Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
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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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The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
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A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do. We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came from or what we have been about.
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The use of a university is to make young gentlemen as unlike their fathers as possible.
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