I am inclined to follow the course suggested by a friend of mine who says that he has always followed the rule never to murder a man who is committing suicide, and clearly this misdirected gentleman is committing suicide slowly but surely.
Woodrow Wilson Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Letter to Bernard Baruch (19 August 1916), PWW 38:51 — Variant: Never attempt to murder a man who is committing suicide.
- form
- letter
- year
- 1916
Cite this record
“I am inclined to follow the course suggested by a friend of …” Woodrow Wilson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-C0C54BFCCF. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/c0c54bfccf