"Should Moses have told the children of Israel to live in slavery under the pharaohs? Should Christ have refused the cross? Shou
ld the patriots at Concord Bridge have thrown down their guns and refused to fire the shot heard 'round the world?'. You and I have the courage to say to our enemies, 'There is a price we will not pay.' 'There is a point beyond which they must not advance.' And this—this is the meaning in the phrase of Barry Goldwater's "peace through strength." Winston Churchill said, 'The destiny of man is not measured by material computations. When great forces are on the move in the world, we learn we're spirits—not animals." - from "A Time for Choosing" Speech, Ronald Reagan, 1964 The message of this quote would have MOST in common with the foreign policy outlook of which of these Presidents? A) Jimmy Carter B) Barack Obama C) Woodrow Wilson D) Theodore Roosevelt
Wood Wilson was the 28th President of the United States and served as the first World War was taking place in Europe and Asia.
For the first couple of years of the war, the United States remained neutral but soon Woodrow Wilson realized the need to 'end all wars' and started to support the United Kingdom and France by supplying important weapons and then eventually sending in troops.
Like the speech, Woodrow believed that taking part in the first world war was a small price to pay for ensuring wide peace.
