When men take up arms to set other men free, there is something sacred and holy in the warfare.

Woodrow Wilson

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

Woodrow Wilson

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose.

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

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

Woodrow Wilson

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.

Woodrow Wilson

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

Woodrow Wilson

Princeton is no longer a thing for Princeton men to please themselves with. Princeton is a thing with which Princeton men must satisfy the country.

Woodrow Wilson

Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world.

Woodrow Wilson

One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat.

Woodrow Wilson