Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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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...

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

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...

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...

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.

As compared with the college politician, the real article seems like an amateur.

As compared with the college politician, the real article seems like an amateur.

America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region...

America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region...

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

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

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.

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...

If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the...

If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the...

I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be...

I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be...

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...

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...

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.

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...

A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.

A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.

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.

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...

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...