Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. Woodrow Wilson
A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits. Woodrow Wilson
I would rather fail in a cause that will ultimately triumph than to triumph in a cause that will ultimately fail. Woodrow Wilson
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. Woodrow Wilson
America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to work out his destiny as he chooses. Woodrow Wilson
Every people has a right to choose the sovereignty under which they shall live. Woodrow Wilson
We are expected to put the utmost energy, of every power that we have, into the service of our fellow men, never sparing ourselves, not condescending to think of what is going to happen to ourselves, but ready, if need be, to go to the utter length of self-sacrifice. Woodrow Wilson
Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its moralities are concerned. They are not units but fractions. Woodrow Wilson
Some of the greatest and most lasting effects of genuine oratory have gone forth from secluded lecture desks into the hearts of quiet groups of students. Woodrow Wilson
I believe very profoundly in an over-ruling Providence, and I do not fear that any real plans can be thrown off the track. It may not be intended that I shall be President – but that would not break my heart. Woodrow Wilson
The highest and best form of efficiency is the spontaneous cooperation of a free people. Woodrow Wilson
America was established not to create wealth but to realise a vision, to realise an ideal, to discover and maintain liberty among men. Woodrow Wilson
If a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking. Woodrow Wilson
Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise. Woodrow Wilson
It is a protest against the way the world has worked. Woodrow Wilson (explanation of Bolshevism)
No man has ever risen to the real stature of spiritual manhood until he has found that it is finer to serve somebody else than it is to serve himself. 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
By ‘radical,’ I understand one who goes too far; by ‘conservative,’ one who does not go far enough; by ‘reactionary,’ one who won’t go at all. Woodrow Wilson
The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation. Woodrow Wilson