Woodrow Wilson Quotes & Sayings

“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 hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.”