“The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.”
Woodrow Wilson“Friendship Quote of the Week:"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together"…Woodrow Wilson, U.S. President and World Leader”
Woodrow Wilson“No man can rationally live, worship, or love his neighbour on an empty stomach.”
Woodrow Wilson, The Papers of Woodrow Wilson, Vol. 1“Woodrow Wilson has just made the decision to take part in World War I. What was he feeling then? Did he know the possible outcomes of his decision? Did he feel the burden of American lives on his shoulders? He probably said something like: "Goddamn. I love America but this could be the worst decision in American history." Don't worry yourself Woody, it wasn't.”
Zachary Crosby, Stories and Poetry from the Beyond“Author points out in Woodrow Wilson the flipside of the positive we might call big picture vision. He observes that as college president Wilson resorted to the language of a national crusade when he met resistance in a local, academic issue.”
David Pietrusza, 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents“Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.”
Woodrow Wilson“The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.”
Woodrow Wilson“The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.”
Woodrow Wilson“Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt. ”
Woodrow Wilson“Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.”
Woodrow Wilson