The world must be made safe for democracy.
WOODROW WILSONYou cannot tear up ancient rootages and safely plant the tree of liberty in soil that is not native to it.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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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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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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What every man seeks is satisfaction. He deceives himself so long as he imagines it to lie in self-indulgence.
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America was born a Christian nation.
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Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
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The fewer the desires, the more peace.
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Today’s greatest labor-saving device is tomorrow.
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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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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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We have beaten the living, but we cannot fight the dead.
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We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world.
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The Bible is the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life, the nature of God and spiritual nature and need of men. It is the only guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation.
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The way to stop financial joyriding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile.
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I had rather have everybody on my side than be armed to the teeth.
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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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