Excerpt from The Wisdom of Woodrow Wilson: Being Selections From His Thoughts and Comments on Political, Social and Moral Questions What are the strange powers that have made of a one-time teacher of youth a supreme leader of men, a universally acclaimed champion of freedom for all the world? A well-stored mind, a pitiless logic, a retentive memory, a felicitous turn of phrase, a wisdom serene yet vibrant, a happy gift of coining aphorism containing multum in parvo, a states-manlike grasp of affairs, an eloquent tongue that never fails, an interpretation of advanced thought in an era fermenting with new ideas, a tireless energy and enormous driving force, - when one speaks of these excellent and choice qualities, one has but scratched the surface. The core of his being, his inmost soul, has not been touched upon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.