The interesting and inspiring thing about America is that she asks nothing for herself except what she has a right to ask for humanity itself.

Woodrow Wilson

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Life does not consist in thinking, it consists in acting. by Woodrow Wilson

Life does not consist in thinking, it consists in acting.

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The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation. by Woodrow Wilson

The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.

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When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether... by Woodrow Wilson

When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing.

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When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat. by Woodrow Wilson

When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat.

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I would never read a book if it were possible for me to talk half... by Woodrow Wilson

I would never read a book if it were possible for me to talk half an hour with the man who wrote it.

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No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach. by Woodrow Wilson

No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

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One cool judgement is worth a thousand hasty councils. by Woodrow Wilson

One cool judgement is worth a thousand hasty councils.

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Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of princip... by Woodrow Wilson

Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.

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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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America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand. by Woodrow Wilson

America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand.

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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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I have the feeling that he would rather see a good cause fail than succeed if he were not the head of it.

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What is at the heart of all national problems? It is that we have seen the hand of material interest sometimes about to close upon our dearest rights and possessions.

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I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty.

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Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing. The mischief of it is that when they swell, they do not swell enough to burst.

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When the representatives of "Big Business" think of the people, t... by Woodrow Wilson

When the representatives of "Big Business" think of the people, they do not include themselves.

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A nation is as great, and only as great, as her rank and file. by Woodrow Wilson

A nation is as great, and only as great, as her rank and file.

I have sometimes heard men say politics must have nothing to do with business, and I have often wished that business had nothing to do with politics.

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One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty councils. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat. Ay any rate, if it is heat it ought to be white heat and not sputter, because sputtering heat is apt to spread the fire. There ought, if there is any heat at all, to be that warmth of the heart which makes every man thrust aside his own personal feeling, his own personal interest, and take thought of the welfare and benefit of others.

The things that the flag stands for were created by the experiences of a great people. Everything that it stands for was written by their lives. The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history.

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