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.
WOODROW WILSONI am the friend of peace and mean to preserve it for America so long as I am able. No course of my choosing or of their (nations at war) will lead to war. War can come only by the wilful acts and aggressions of others.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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The object of love is to serve, not to win.
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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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There is something better, if possible, that a man can give than his life. That is his living spirit to a service that is not easy, to resist counsels that are hard to resist, to stand against purposes that are difficult to stand against.
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One of the proofs of the divinity of our gospel is the preaching it has survived.
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At every crisis in one’s life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend to whom you can think aloud without restraint or misgiving.
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The truth is we are all caught in a great economic system which is heartless.
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We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.
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Character, my friends, is a byproduct. It is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.
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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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If you’ve made up your mind you can do something, you’re absolutely RIGHT.
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War isn’t declared in the name of God; it is a human affair entirely.
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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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I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose.
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Understanding is the soil in which grow all the fruits of friendship.
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The princes among us are those who forget themselves and serve others.
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