By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not go far enough; by 'reactionary,' one who won't go at all.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.

That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.

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...

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the...

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the...

The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the...

The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the...

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face,...

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face,...

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...

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...

Princeton is no longer a thing for Princeton men to please themselves with. Princeton is...

Princeton is no longer a thing for Princeton men to please themselves with. Princeton is...

You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the...

You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the...

Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it....

Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it....

All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring...

All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring...

We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the...

We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the...

So far as the colleges go, the sideshows are swallowing up the circus.

So far as the colleges go, the sideshows are swallowing up the circus.

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the...

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the...

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is...

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is...

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 question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely...

The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely...

A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the...

A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the...

A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.

A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.