Woodrow Wilson, born on December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia, spent his youth in the South, as the son of a devout Presbyterian family, seeing the ravages of the Civil War and its aftermath. A dedicated scholar an...
“The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.” Woodrow Wilson
“The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.”
I not only use all the brains that I have, but all I can borrow.” Woodrow Wilson
I not only use all the brains that I have, but all I can borrow.”
The seed of revolution is repression.” Woodrow Wilson
The seed of revolution is repression.”
If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen minutes, three days; if half an hour, two days; if an hour, I am ready now.” Woodrow Wilson
If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen minutes, three days; if half an hour, two days; if an hour, I am ready now.”
Caution is the confidential agent of selfishness. Woodrow Wilson
Caution is the confidential agent of selfishness.
There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight. Woodrow Wilson
There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight.
You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world.” Woodrow Wilson
You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world.”
Freedom exists only where people take care of the government.” Woodrow Wilson
Freedom exists only where people take care of the government.”
Only peace between equals can last.” Woodrow Wilson
Only peace between equals can last.”
Liberty has never come from government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it. Woodrow Wilson
Liberty has never come from government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.
We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.” Woodrow Wilson
We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.”
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.” Woodrow Wilson
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.”