Quote#Politics & Power
14. A general association of nations must be formed under specific…
Quote byWoodrow Wilson · 1856–1924
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Fourteen Points Speech (1918).
English (original)
14. A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.
— Woodrow Wilson
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