Any man that resists the present tides that run in the world, will find himself thrown upon a shore so high and barren that it will seem he has been separated from his human kind forever.
WOODROW WILSONNo man has ever risen to the stature of spiritual manhood until he has found that it is finer to serve somebody else than it is to serve himself.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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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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The world can be at peace only if the world is stable, and there can be no stability where the will is in rebellion, where there is not tranquility of spirit and a sense of justice, of freedom, and of right.
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Unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us.
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We are no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.
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Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice.
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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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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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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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Work is the keystone of a perfect life. Work and trust in God.
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There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.
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A man may be defeated by his own secondary successes.
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The princes among us are those who forget themselves and serve others.
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If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.
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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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It is not an army that we must train for war; it is a nation.
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