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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.

Woodrow Wilson

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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Better Counseling Difficult Life Man Possible Stand
The history of liberty is a history of resistance.
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History Liberty Resistance
There was a time when corporations played a minor part in our business affairs, but now they play the chief part, and most men are the servants of corporations.
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Cooperation Man Play Servant Time
The roll of honor consists of the names of meant who have squared their conduct by ideals of duty.
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Consist Duty Ideal Name Role
There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.
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Goodness Greatness Human Religion Service Work
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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Achievement Forget Greatness Hope Live Mistake Order Vision World Yourself
We ought to regard ourselves and to act as socialists–believers in the wholesomeness and beneficence of the body politic.
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Act Body Politics Regard Socialist
What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.
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Government Law Opinion Organization Seek
Absolute identity with one’s cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.
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Condition Identity Leadership Reason
Remember that God ordained that I should be the next president of the United States. Neither you nor any other mortal or mortals could have prevented this.
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God Himself Mortal President Remember
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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Battle Believe Courage Moral Physical Soldier Stay
When you have read the Bible, you will know it is the word of God, because you will have found it the key to your own heart, your own happiness and your own duty.
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God Happiness Heart Reading Word Yourself
A presidential campaign may easily degenerate into a mere personal contest, and so lose its real dignity. There is no indispensable man.
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Dignity Easy Lose Man Personal President
We are intensely proud of their noble record and are glad to have had the whole world see how irresistible they are in their might when a cause which America holds dear is at stake. The whole nation has reason to be proud of them.
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Happiness Noble Proud Reason Record
Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice.
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Heart Loyalty Myself Principle Sacrifice
“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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Bright Genius Myself Original Perseverance

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