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66 quotes by Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921 and leader of the Progressive Movement. A Southerner with a PhD in political science, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910. He was Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913, and led his Democratic Party to win control of both the White House and Congress in 1912. Wilson induced a...
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You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of... →

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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.

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The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible... →

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If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

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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... →

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I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

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

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

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The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

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

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Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill adapted for the purpose.

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The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.

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