Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
WOODROW WILSONThe right is more precious than peace.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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Unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us.
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The man who disparages music as a luxury and non-essential is doing the nation an injury. Music now, more than ever before, is a national need.
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The way to stop financial joyriding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile.
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Never murder a man when he’s busy committing suicide.
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Power consists in one’s capacity to link his will with the purpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.
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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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A man’s rootage is more important than his leafage.
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The world must be made safe for democracy.
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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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Benevolence does not consist in those who are prosperous pitying and helping those who are not. It consists in fellow feeling that puts you upon actually the same level with the fellow who suffers.
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One of the proofs of the divinity of our gospel is the preaching it has survived.
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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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No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.
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There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.
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There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized rivalries, but an organized peace.
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