We have been proud of our industrial achievements, but we have not hitherto stopped thoughtfully enough to count the human cost, the cost of lives snuffed out, of energies overtaxed and broken, the fearful physical and spiritual cost to the men and women and children upon whom the dead weight and burden of it all has fallen pitilessly the years through.

Woodrow Wilson

First Inaugural Address of Woodrow Wilson

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Downsides of progress Economic development American power

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Woodrow Wilson

Source

First Inaugural Address of Woodrow Wilson Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1913 1910s 20th century

Occupation

American President Nobel laureate National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1913, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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French
Time
1913 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
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Proust, Marcel. Du côté de chez Swann [The Way by Swann's]. Paris: Grasset, 1913.

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I have also decided to stick with love...hate is too great a burden to bear.

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Where Do We Go From Here?
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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Where Do We Go From Here?" 11th Annual SCLC Convention. 16 Aug. 1967, Atlanta, GA, USA.