I was able to fly through this smoothly written summary of Woodrow Wilson's life. The author in a very even-handed, unbiased way captured the essence of Wilson's life and passions. At the end of the book, though, I was saddened by the fact that Wilson was never to see his vision for the world fulfilled. He envisioned a world full of peace, with all of the world powers setting aside their selfish desires, living in harmony with each other. This is a beautiful vision for the world, and when God overturns this world and creates a new one that is exactly how it will be. It will never happen in this world, though, and I think that Wilson would have been a better leader of if he had realized this: humankind is at its heart sinful and evil; world peace can never be accomplished as long as sin is in the world.