"The rule for every man is, not to……" — Woodrow Wilson
"The rule for every man is, not to depend on the education which other men have prepared for him-not even to consent to it; but to strive to see things as they are, and to be himself as he is. Defeat lies in self-surrender."
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Woodrow Wilson
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315 Quotes by Woodrow Wilson
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We came to America, either ourselves or in the persons of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to…
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Genius is divine perseverance. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.
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No man can sit down and withhold his hands from the warfare against wrong and get peace from his acquiescence.
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America is not anything if it consists of each of us. It is something only if it consists of all…
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The flag is a flag of liberty of opinion as well as of political liberty.
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To fight, you must be brutal and ruthless, and the spirit of ruthless brutality will enter into the very fibre…
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We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers.
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It must be a peace without victory...Victory would mean peace forced upon the loser, a victor's terms imposed upon the…
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I have received delegations of working men who come, apparently speaking of the utmost sincerity, have declared that they would…
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A man is not as big as his belief in himself; he is as big as the number of persons…
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We should not only master questions, but also act upon them, and act definitely.
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I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide.
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If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion.
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Come, woo me, woo me, for now I am in a holiday humor, and like enough to consent.
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Nothing that results in human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. Those that are enlightened before the others are condemned…
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