Carolina Quotes
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)

form
speech
year
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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