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.
WOODROW WILSONA 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.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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Is there any man here or any woman, let me say is there any child here, who does not know that the seed of war in the modern world is industrial and commercial rivalry?
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The ordinary literary man, even though he be an eminent historian, is ill-fitted to be a mentor in affairs of government. For… things are for the most part very simple in books, and in practical life very complex.
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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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The masters of the government of the United States are the combined capitalists and manufacturers of the United States.
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Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
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The history of liberty is a history of resistance.
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To do things today exactly the way you did them yesterday saves thinking.
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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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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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A man’s rootage is more important than his leafage.
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Fear God and you need not fear anyone else.
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What is the use of voting? We know that the machines of both parties are subsidized by the same persons, and therefore it is useless to turn in either direction.
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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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Never murder a man when he’s busy committing suicide.
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I believe that soldiers will bear me out in saying that both come in time of battle. I take it that the moral courage comes in going into the battle, and the physical courage in staying in.
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