Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice.
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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No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.
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The seed of revolution is repression.
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I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure.
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The whole purpose of democracy is that we may hold counsel with one another, so as not to depend upon the understanding of one man.
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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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Absolute identity with one’s cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.
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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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Conformity will be the only virtue and any man who refuses to conform will have to pay the penalty.
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What every man seeks is satisfaction. He deceives himself so long as he imagines it to lie in self-indulgence.
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“Genius is divine perseverance.” Divine patience I believe he originally used, perseverance is better in my opinion. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.
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America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness which are derived from the revelations of the Holy Scripture.
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Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
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Uncompromising thought is the luxury of the closeted recluse. Untrammeled reasoning is the indulgence of the philosopher, of the dreamer of sweet dreams.
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No man that does not see visions will ever realize any high hope or undertake any high enterprise.
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