There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the bitter tears of pity and the hot tears of wrath.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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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...

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.

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 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,...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

Interest does not tie nations together; it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does...

Interest does not tie nations together; it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...