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But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts

Woodrow Wilson
Heart, Fighting, Small Nations
Address to Joint Session of Congress asking for declaration of war, 2 Apr. 1917
But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts