The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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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 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,...

In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship...

In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship...

We have not given science too big a place in our education, but we have...

We have not given science too big a place in our education, but we have...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 come slowly into possession of such powers as I have. I receive the...

I have come slowly into possession of such powers as I have. I receive the...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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....

There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not...

There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not...

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

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

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...

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...