It does not become America that within her borders, where every man is free to follow the dictates of his conscience, men should raise the cry of church against church. To do that is to strike at the very spirit and heart of America.
WOODROW WILSONThe roll of honor consists of the names of meant who have squared their conduct by ideals of duty.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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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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The ordinary literary man, even though he be an eminent historian, is ill-fitted to be a mentor in affairs of government. For… things are for the most part very simple in books, and in practical life very complex.
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The truth is we are all caught in a great economic system which is heartless.
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The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
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The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.
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The shadows that now lie dark upon our path will soon be dispelled and we shall walk with the light all about us if we but be true to ourselves.
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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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You cannot tear up ancient rootages and safely plant the tree of liberty in soil that is not native to it.
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A man’s rootage is more important than his leafage.
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A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.
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A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great government of the United States helpless and contemptible.
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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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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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As a matter of fact and experience, the more power is divided the more irresponsible it becomes.
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The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.
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