Carolina QuotesThe only excuse that America can ever have for the assertion of her physical force is that she asserts it in behalf of the interests of humanity.
Woodrow Wilson Connected to the Carolinas
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Speech to the Daughters of the American Revolution at Memorial Continental Hall in Washington, D.C. on April 17, 1916
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“The only excuse that America can ever have for the assertion…” Woodrow Wilson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-9E7E4C8F18. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/9e7e4c8f18
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