Wilson Quotes

“WHO is the happy Warrior? Who is he That every man in arms should wish to be? —It is the generous Spirit, who, when brought Among the tasks of real life, hath wrought Upon the plan that pleased his boyish thought: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Who, whether praise of him must walk the earth For ever, and to noble deeds give birth, Or he must fall, to sleep without his fame, And leave a dead unprofitable name— Finds comfort in himself and in his cause; And, while the mortal mist is gathering, draws His breath in confidence of Heaven’s applause . . . —WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, “Character of the Happy Warrior”
― A. Scott Berg, Wilson

“That said, he diplomatically added that all the participating nations wanted to reassure France that “what she has just gone through never will occur again.”
― A. Scott Berg, Wilson

“Wilson insisted the time had come for “hyphenated” citizenship to end.”
― A. Scott Berg, Wilson

“His administration’s negotiations with Great Britain (on behalf of Canada) resulted in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which protected hundreds of species at a moment when commercial interests threatened to destroy them. In environmental matters, Wilson’s guiding principle was to preserve as much as possible while serving as many as possible.”
― A. Scott Berg, Wilson

“Wilson introduced Daylight Saving Time to America, which created an extra hour of farm work every day”
― A. Scott Berg, Wilson

“It floats!” These two words threatened to sink Woodrow Wilson. Soap had been part of civilization for at least four thousand years, going as far back as the Babylonians, who had discovered a formula for water, alkali, and oils that could dissolve dirt and grease. In the 1830s, a man named Alexander Norris suggested that his two sons-in-law—one of whom made candles, the other soap—merge their companies. William Procter and James Gamble did just that, making a small fortune together as purveyors to the Union army during the Civil War. A decade later, Gamble’s son created a phenomenon, combining a strong laundry detergent and a gentle cleaner and whipping in enough air to keep the white cake of soap from sinking. Its two-word advertising campaign helped turn Ivory soap into an American household staple for another century and Procter & Gamble into one of America’s leading manufacturers.”
― A. Scott Berg, Wilson

“An ineffectual attempt to put an elusive ball into an obscure hole with implements ill-adapted to the purpose” is how”
― A. Scott Berg, Wilson