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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.
Woodrow Wilson
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Woodrow Wilson
Age: 67 †
Born: 1856
Born: December 28
Died: 1924
Died: February 23
28Th U.S. President
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An evident principleis the principle of justice to all peoples and nationalities, and their right to live on equal terms of liberty and safety with one another, whether they be strong or weak.
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The literary gift is a very dangerous gift to possess if you are not telling the truth, and I would a great deal rather, for my part, have a man stumble in his speech than to feel he was so exceedingly smooth that he had better be watched both day and night.
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A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.
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It would be the irony of fate if my administration had to deal chiefly with foreign affairs.
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There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.
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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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