What life throws at you is not ALWAYS YOUR CHOICE ESSAY. SURE, YOU MAY NOT HAVE ANY CHOICE OR SAY OVER WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST. ADVERTISING. TO QUOTE RANDY PAUSCH FROM THE LAST LECTURE, YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE CARDS YOU ARE DEALING WITH, BUT YOU CAN CHANGE HOW YOU PLAY THEM.
When you compare a source like Wikipedia to two other authoritative academic sources, you are finding the differences between your sources
The first excerpt because it is not stating a fact, rather it is stating what President Wilson thinks. In other words, his opinion.