My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business, that it is something we owe to each other to understand and discuss with absolute frankness.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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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...

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 world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters,...

The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters,...

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.

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 have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct...

I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct...

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.

The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.

The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.

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...

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

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

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...

Never attempt to murder a man who is committing suicide.

Never attempt to murder a man who is committing suicide.

Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed...

What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed...

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...