A presidential campaign may easily degenerate into a mere personal contest, and so lose its real dignity. There is no indispensable man.
WOODROW WILSONWe are intensely proud of their noble record and are glad to have had the whole world see how irresistible they are in their might when a cause which America holds dear is at stake. The whole nation has reason to be proud of them.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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Men grow by having responsibility laid upon them.
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This was not after all a conventional war, a struggle between equally predacious powers; it was a war to end all wars.
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The world must be made safe for democracy.
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A man may be defeated by his own secondary successes.
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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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We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.
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The fewer the desires, the more peace.
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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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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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You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand
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We must believe the things We teach our children
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The way to stop financial joyriding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile.
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To conquer with arms is to make only a temporary conquest; to conquer the world by earning its esteem is to make a permanent conquest.
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Every people has a right to choose the sovereignty under which they shall live.
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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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