America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to work out his destiny as he chooses.
Woodrow Wilson Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Campaign speech in Chicago (6 April 1912)
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- speech
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- 1912
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“America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishe…” Woodrow Wilson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-986565FBDF. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/986565fbdf
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