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All the extraordinary men I have ever known were chiefly extraordinary in their own estimation.
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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I had rather be defeated in a cause that will ultimately triumph than triumph in a cause that will ultimately be defeated.
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