Woodrow Wilson: An InterpretationLittle, Brown,, 1918 - 291 страница |
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... confidence in the wisdom of the people to govern themselves , rejecting the thought that they were incapable of self - government and must necessarily be directed by a selected class , his sympa- thies and his intellect made him support ...
... confidence in the wisdom of the people to govern themselves , rejecting the thought that they were incapable of self - government and must necessarily be directed by a selected class , his sympa- thies and his intellect made him support ...
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... confidence of the public , a species of political folly of which they had more than once been guilty . Victory was theirs if they displayed prudence and com- mon sense , and it was incumbent upon them to pass over the claims of hack ...
... confidence of the public , a species of political folly of which they had more than once been guilty . Victory was theirs if they displayed prudence and com- mon sense , and it was incumbent upon them to pass over the claims of hack ...
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... confident to the verge of obstinacy ; who , tyro though he was in politics , had the political instinct to disregard the old formulas of the textbooks and adopt methods of his own devising , which generally proved to be correct ...
... confident to the verge of obstinacy ; who , tyro though he was in politics , had the political instinct to disregard the old formulas of the textbooks and adopt methods of his own devising , which generally proved to be correct ...
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... confidence of the country , and no other single force can withstand him , no combination of forces will easily overpower him . " Many other quotations might be given , but are not these enough to prove that Mr. Wilson had clearly ...
... confidence of the country , and no other single force can withstand him , no combination of forces will easily overpower him . " Many other quotations might be given , but are not these enough to prove that Mr. Wilson had clearly ...
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... confidence in the Administration and an interference with the prerogatives of the Presi- dent . In England it is always possible to test public sentiment by bringing on an adverse vote in the House of Commons , which the Prime Minister ...
... confidence in the Administration and an interference with the prerogatives of the Presi- dent . In England it is always possible to test public sentiment by bringing on an adverse vote in the House of Commons , which the Prime Minister ...
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Страница 238 - There is one choice we cannot make, we are incapable of making — we will not choose the path of submission and suffer the most sacred rights of our nation and our people to be ignored or violated.
Страница 231 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it ; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Страница 133 - The United States must be neutral in fact as well as in name during these days that are to try men's souls. We must be impartial in thought as well as in action...
Страница 268 - Woe be to the man or group of men that seeks to stand in our way in this day of high resolution when every principle we hold dearest is to be vindicated and made secure for the salvation of the nations.
Страница 133 - Such divisions among us would be fatal to our peace of mind and might seriously stand in the way of the proper performance of our duty as the one great nation at peace, the one people holding itself ready to play a part of impartial mediation and speak the counsels of peace and accommodation, not as a partisan, but as a friend.
Страница 85 - This is not a day of triumph; it is a day of dedication. Here muster not the forces of party but the forces of humanity.
Страница 239 - ... a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free.
Страница 271 - I have outlined. It is the principle of justice to all peoples and nationalities, and their right to live on equal terms of liberty and safety with one another, whether they be strong or weak.
Страница 262 - The method the German Chancellor proposes is the method of the Congress of Vienna. We cannot and will not return to that. What is at stake now is the peace of the world. What we are striving for is a new international order based upon broad and universal principles of right and justice — no mere peace of shreds and patches.
Страница 224 - I have read many biographies of Lincoln ; I have sought out with the greatest interest the many intimate stories that are told of him, the narratives of nearby friends, the sketches at close quarters, in which those who had the privilege of being associated with him have tried to depict for us the very man himself "in his habit as he lived"; but I have nowhere found a real intimate of Lincoln's.