We have squandered a great part of what we might have used, and have not stopped to conserve the exceeding bounty of nature, without which our genius for enterprise would have been worthless and impotent.

Woodrow Wilson

First Inaugural Address of Woodrow Wilson

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Environmental destruction

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Woodrow Wilson

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First Inaugural Address of Woodrow Wilson Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1913 1910s 20th century

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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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