Woodrow Wilson Quotes, Men Quotes, Office Quotes

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing. The mischief of it is that when they swell, they do not swell enough to burst.

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The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.

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A man is not as big as his belief in himself; he is as big as the number of persons who believe in him.

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That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.

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The welfare, the happiness, the energy and spirit of the men and women who do the daily workis the underlying necessity of all prosperity.... There can be nothing wholesome unless their life is wholesome; there can be no contentment unless they are contented.

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Unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us.

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Tolerance is an admirable intellectual gift; but it is of little worth in politics.

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Politics is a war of causes; a joust of principles. Government is too serious a matter to admit of meaningless courtesies.

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...to make the world safe for democracy.

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I have sometimes heard men say politics must have nothing to do with business, and I have often wished that business had nothing to do with politics.

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Settlements may be temporary, but the action of the nations in the interest of peace and justice must be permanent. We can set up permanent processes. We may not be able to set up permanent decisions.

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The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history.

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Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.

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The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.

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The example of America must be the example not merely of peace because it will not fight, but of peace because peace is the healing and elevating influence of the world, and strife is not. There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight. There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.

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"Genius is divine perseverance." Divine patience I believe he originally used, perseverance is better in my opinion. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.

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Is there any man here or any woman, let me say is there any child here, who does not know that the seed of war in the modern world is industrial and commercial rivalry?

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May it not suffice for me to say ... that of course like every other man of intelligence and education I do believe in organic evolution. It surprises me that at this late date such questions should be raised.

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Only a peace between equals can last. Only a peace the very principle of which is equality and a common participation in a common benefit.

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A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.

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