I have come slowly into possession of such powers as I have. I receive the opinions of my day. I do not conceive them. But I receive them into a vivid mind.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is...

It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is...

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...

Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.

Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.

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...

There are blessed intervals when I forget by one means or another that I am...

There are blessed intervals when I forget by one means or another that I am...

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...

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...

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to...

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to...

America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an...

America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an...

America is not anything if it consists of each of us. It is something only...

America is not anything if it consists of each of us. It is something only...

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

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,...

The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am...

Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am...