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" But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts — for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own Governments, for the rights and... "
HOYT'S NEW CYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL QUOTATIONS - Page 182
by KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922
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Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives

United States. National Archives and Records Administration - 2006 - 257 pages
...and malignant few [T]he right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts,— for...all nations and make the world itself at last free nticipating the end of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson created a blueprint ^ /~ for peace negotiations....
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A History of Us: Book 8: An Age of Extremes 1880-1917

Joy Hakim - 2002 - 160 pages
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Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers: Innovation in the U.S. Army, 1917–1945

David E. Johnson - 2003 - 308 pages
...framed the war as a crusade, one worthy of American intervention: We shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts — for...safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free.2 Wilson's speech was enthusiastically received by Congress; its members voted for war by a margin...
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The Illusion Of Victory: America In World War I

Thomas Fleming - 2008 - 352 pages
...the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things we have always carried in our hearts — for democracy, for the right of those...all nations and make the world itself at last free. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that...
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Don't Know Much About History

Kenneth C. Davis - 2009 - 717 pages
...Monopoly Wasn'ta Game 3 1 3 is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have carried nearest our hearts— for democracy, for the...universal dominion of right by such a concert of free people as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at least free. Wilson's...
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The Equality of States in International Law

Edwin De Witt Dickinson - 2003 - 440 pages
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My Fellow Americans

Michael Waldman - 363 pages
...in the balance. But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts — for...rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal domination of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations...
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Changing the World: American Progressives in War and Revolution

Alan Dawley - 2003 - 418 pages
...all wars," he promised America would fight not for territory or gain, not even for martial glory, but for "a universal dominion of right by such a concert...safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free."37 The fact that it was impossible to top such lofty rhetoric did not prevent Congress from trying....
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The Origins of World War I

Richard F. Hamilton, Holger H. Herwig - 2003 - 558 pages
...that "the right is more precious than peace" and that Americans would be fighting "for democracy, ... for a universal dominion of right by such a concert...peace and safety to all nations and make the world at last free. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and...
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Gems from the Top 100 Speeches: A Handy Source of Inspiration for Your ...

Xin-An Lu Rita Sullivan - 2004 - 0 pages
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