America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand.
Woodrow Wilson Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Speech at Des Moines (1 February 1916)
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- speech
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- 1916
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“America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand.” Woodrow Wilson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-EFAD8E9AB4. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/efad8e9ab4
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