War isn’t declared in the name of God; it is a human affair entirely.
WOODROW WILSONWe ought to regard ourselves and to act as socialists–believers in the wholesomeness and beneficence of the body politic.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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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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Government, in it’s last analysis, is organized force.
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One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat.
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No man ever saw a government. I live in the midst of the Government of the United States, but I never saw the Government of the United States.
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Men are not put into this world to go the path of ease, they are put into this world to go the path of pain and struggle.
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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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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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Never murder a man when he’s busy committing suicide.
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The world must be made safe for democracy.
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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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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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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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We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world.
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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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America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand.
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