我々は好むと好まざるとに拘わらず、世界の営みに参加している。世界中の国々の利益は我々自身の利益でもある。 - ウッドロー［ウッドロウ］・ウィルソン (1856 - 1924)
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We are participants, whether we would or not, in the life of the world. The interests of all nations are our own also. - (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924)
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