You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the twilight into the broadening day before the noon comes and the full sun is upon the landscape.

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 only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does...

The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does...

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...

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...

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.

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...

It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is...

It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is...

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...

America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an...

America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an...

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...

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...

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 question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely...

The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely...

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.

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it....

Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it....

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...

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...

Never attempt to murder a man who is committing suicide.

Never attempt to murder a man who is committing suicide.

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...