Quote#World
A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own,…
Quote byWoodrow Wilson · 1856–1924
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Statement on the successful filibuster by anti-war Senators against a bill to arm merchant ships (4 March 1917).
English (original)
A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great Government of the United States helpless and contemptible.
— Woodrow Wilson
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