Wilson was once asked how long it took him to write a speech. He answered, 'That depends. If I am to speak 10 minutes, I need a week for preparation. If 15 minutes, 3 days. If half hour, two days.…

Quote by Woodrow T 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...

Too much law was too much government; and too much government was too little individual...

Too much law was too much government; and too much government was too little individual...

We want the spirit of America to be efficient; we want American character to be...

We want the spirit of America to be efficient; we want American character to be...

I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world...

I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world...

Statesmen have to bend to the collective will of their peoples or be broken

Statesmen have to bend to the collective will of their peoples or be broken

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...

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...

Politics I conceive to be nothing more than the science of the ordered progress of...

Politics I conceive to be nothing more than the science of the ordered progress of...

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.

The world must be made safe for democracy

The world must be made safe for democracy

America is the place where you cannot kill your government by killing the men who...

America is the place where you cannot kill your government by killing the men who...

Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.

Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.

The truth is we are all caught in a great economic system which is heartless.

The truth is we are all caught in a great economic system which is heartless.

There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized...

There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized...

You cannot be friends upon any other terms than upon the terms of equality.

You cannot be friends upon any other terms than upon the terms of equality.

Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee-rooms is Congress...

Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee-rooms is Congress...

In the last analysis, my fellow country men, as we in America would be the...

In the last analysis, my fellow country men, as we in America would be the...

The sum of the whole matter is this, that our civilization cannot survive materially unless...

The sum of the whole matter is this, that our civilization cannot survive materially unless...

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

I think in our desire to create a better America, we have to have civilized...

I think in our desire to create a better America, we have to have civilized...

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any...

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any...