When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing.
WOODROW WILSONWe came to America, either ourselves or in the persons of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to make them see finer things than they had seen before, to get rid of the things that divide and to make sure of the things that unite.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat.
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There was a time when corporations played a minor part in our business affairs, but now they play the chief part, and most men are the servants of corporations.
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Work is the keystone of a perfect life. Work and trust in God.
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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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The object of love is to serve, not to win.
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I am not one of those who believe that a great standing army is the means of maintaining peace, because if you build up a great profession those who form parts of it want to exercise their profession.
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I do not want a government that will take care of me, I want a government that will make other men take their hands off me so I can take care of myself.
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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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Never murder a man when he’s busy committing suicide.
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I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.
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The roll of honor consists of the names of meant who have squared their conduct by ideals of duty.
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It is not an army that we must train for war; it is a nation.
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The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
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Every people has a right to choose the sovereignty under which they shall live.
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Government ought to be all outside and no inside. Everybody knows that corruption thrives in secret places, and avoids public places, and we believe it a fair presumption that secrecy means impropriety.
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