The method of political science is the interpretation of life; its instrument is insight, a nice understanding of subtle, unformulated conditions. Woodrow Wilson More Quotes by Woodrow Wilson More Quotes From Woodrow Wilson I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure. Woodrow Wilson sorry bible men Self-determination is not a mere phrase. It is an imperative principle of action, which statesmen will henceforth ignore at their peril. Woodrow Wilson determination principles self Living political constitutions must be Darwinian in structure and in practice. Society is a living organism and must obey the laws of life, not of mechanics; it must develop. All that progressives ask or desire is permission-in an era when 'development,' 'evolution,' is the scientific word-to interpret the Constitution according to the Darwinian principle; all they ask is recognition of the fact that a nation is a living thing and not a machine. Woodrow Wilson political practice law [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. Woodrow Wilson free-opinion nwo men The man who disparages music as a luxury and non-essential is doing the nation an injury. Music now, more than ever before, is a national need. Woodrow Wilson luxury essentials men I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose. Woodrow Wilson patriotic motivational inspirational 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. Woodrow Wilson purpose giving men The truth is we are all caught in a great economic system which is heartless. Woodrow Wilson heartless economic truth The white men were roused by a mere instinct of self-preservation—until at last there had sprung into existence a great Ku Klux Klan, a veritable empire of the South, to protect the Southern country. Woodrow Wilson self men country To conquer with arms is to make only a temporary conquest; to conquer the world by earning its esteem is to make a permanent conquest. Woodrow Wilson conquer-the-world arms earning America was born a Christian nation. Woodrow Wilson born christian america I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something. Woodrow Wilson teaching teacher long ...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. Woodrow Wilson marine america world The history of liberty is a history of resistance. Woodrow Wilson political-freedom resistance liberty You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand Woodrow Wilson spiritual-vision world-vision achievement The flag of the United States has not been created by rhetorical sentences in declarations of independence and in bills of rights. It has been created by the experience of a great people, and nothing is written upon it that has not been written by their life. It is the embodiment, not of a sentiment, but of a history. Woodrow Wilson independence rights people Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with the purpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation. Woodrow Wilson power teamwork inspirational The sum of the whole matter is this - our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually. Woodrow Wilson survival matter civilization A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt. Woodrow Wilson grandmother political doubt There is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it. Woodrow Wilson world-government nwo bankers
