Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER: | 1570 |
AUTHOR: | Woodrow Wilson (18561924) |
QUOTATION: | There is no cause half so sacred as the cause of a people. There is no idea so uplifting as the idea of the service of humanity. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Wilson spoke to an audience estimated at between 12,000 and 16,000 persons. For two hours before he arrived, the crowd listened to various other speakers. Upon his arrival there was a tumultuous ovation which lasted for more than an hour. Wilson was so moved that he forgot his prepared speech (p. 493, footnote). |
SUBJECTS: | Public service |