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The truth is we are all caught in a great economic system which is heartless.
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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The Manse
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
T. Woodrow Wilson
Thomas W. Wilson
President Wilson
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