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We came to America, either ourselves or in the persons of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to make them see finer things than they had seen before, to get rid of the things that divide and to make sure of the things that unite.

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Woodrow Wilson
Age: 67 †
Born: 1856
Born: December 28
Died: 1924
Died: February 23
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