America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal - to discover and maintain liberty among men.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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Property as compared with humanity, as compared with the red blood in the American people,...

Property as compared with humanity, as compared with the red blood in the American people,...

There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the...

There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the...

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

Generally young men are regarded as radicals. This is a popular misconception. The most conservative...

Generally young men are regarded as radicals. This is a popular misconception. The most conservative...

Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We...

Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We...

The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.

The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.

If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character...

If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character...

The method of political science is the interpretation of life; its instrument is insight, a...

The method of political science is the interpretation of life; its instrument is insight, a...

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in...

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in...

He is not a true man of the world who knows only the present fashions...

He is not a true man of the world who knows only the present fashions...

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can...

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can...

By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not...

By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not...

My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business,...

My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business,...

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give...

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give...

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he...

When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he...

If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen...

If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen...

I will not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with respect...

I will not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with respect...

If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth...

If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth...

My own ideals for the university are those of a genuine democracy and serious scholarship....

My own ideals for the university are those of a genuine democracy and serious scholarship....