Woodrow Wilson: Essential Writings and Speeches of the Scholar-presidentNYU Press, 2006 - Počet stran: 429 From the Ivy League to the oval office, Woodrow Wilson was the only professional scholar to become a U.S. president. A professor of history and political science, Wilson became the dynamic president of Princeton University in 1902 and was one of its most prolific scholars before entering active politics. Through his labors as student, scholar, and statesman, he left a legacy of elegant writings on everything from educational reform to religion to history and politics. |
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... seek “social equality” with whites. Through the years of his career as scholar, politician, and president, these attitudes changed little and influenced much. Another great shaping force in Wilson's life was his religious faith. The ...
... seeking out and entertaining potential donors. His plans were appealing and he was persuasive; the money came. Beyond brick and mortar expansion, the agenda called for more money for faculty, who, he thought, were underpaid and ...
... seeking to undermine his program. His efforts were productive; in his first two years in office he compiled a record of legislative success unmatched by past presidents. Action on the tariff brought the first victory. Progressives ...
... seeking the more congenial and pleasant company of the good and upright, whose companionship will strengthen you in the struggle by making you feel that you are not alone in it. In every minor thing watch yourself and let no fiery dart ...
... seek aid from God, who will surely hold him responsible for the course he pursues. When he has arrived at what he is convinced is the truth, he should uphold that truth, both by word and deed, irrespective of party. In no case should he ...
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On Education and Scholarship | 106 |
The Historian | 147 |
The Political Scientist | 218 |
New Jersey Politics | 313 |
Road to the White House | 341 |
President Wilson | 366 |
Plenary Session of the Peace Conference | 407 |
at Pueblo Colorado | 411 |
About the Editor | 429 |