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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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Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

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Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.

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He is not a true man of the world who knows only the present fashions of it.

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By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not go far enough; by 'reactionary,' one who... →

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When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing.

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That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.

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If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the United States, they are going to own it.

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Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.

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What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.

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So far as the colleges go, the sideshows are swallowing up the circus.

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Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is growing... →

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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... →

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The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of... →

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