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Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, known for his foreign policy during World War I and his efforts at the Paris Peace Conference. He advocated for the New Freedom policy and had a deep academic background in history, politics, and economics. more

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“Man! The most complex of creatures, and for this reason the most dependant of creatures. On everything that has formed you, you may depend. Do not balk at this apparent slavery....a debtor to many, you pay for your advantages by the same number of dependencies. Understand that independence is a form of poverty; that many things claim you, that many also claim kinship with you.”

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