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| − | '''Woodrow Wilson''' was the 28th president of United States. He was president from 1913 to 1921. In 1917 he led the United States' entrance in to [[World War I]]. He was also the only president to have a PhD. | + | '''Woodrow Wilson''' (1856 - 1924) was the 28th [[President of the United States]]. He was President from 1913 to 1921. In 1917 he led the United States' entrance in to [[World War I]]. He was also the only president to have a PhD. |
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| − | Woodrow Wilson was the son of a preacher who grew up in the south after the [[Civil War]]. Because of this he knew a great deal about the humiliation, economic ruin and shame that the loser of a war experiences and the hatred that grows from this. This insight helped him make a forgiving plan for peace called the [[Fourteen Points]]. | + | Woodrow Wilson was the son of a preacher who grew up in the south after the [[Civil War]]. Because of this he knew a great deal about the humiliation, economic ruin and shame that the loser of a war experiences and the hatred that grows from this. This insight helped him make a forgiving plan for peace called the [[Fourteen Points]] to end World War I. It was never adopted the way he had hoped. |
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| | "Wilson, a liberal's liberal, was a Presbyterian elder who read the Bible daily; he felt 'sorry for the men who do not read the Bible every day.' The Bible, he argued, was 'the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life.' Wilson was prone to make explicitly Christian claims about his nation, even excluding the word ''Judeo'' from his characterization of the nation's religious heritage. 'America was born a Christian nation,' claimed the great liberal in 1913. 'America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness which derived from the revelations of Holy Scripture.' "<ref>God and George W. Bush (New York: Regan Books, 2004), p. 175</ref> | | "Wilson, a liberal's liberal, was a Presbyterian elder who read the Bible daily; he felt 'sorry for the men who do not read the Bible every day.' The Bible, he argued, was 'the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life.' Wilson was prone to make explicitly Christian claims about his nation, even excluding the word ''Judeo'' from his characterization of the nation's religious heritage. 'America was born a Christian nation,' claimed the great liberal in 1913. 'America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness which derived from the revelations of Holy Scripture.' "<ref>God and George W. Bush (New York: Regan Books, 2004), p. 175</ref> |
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| | + | Wilson also had this to say about the Bible: "The Bible... is the one supreme source of revelation of meaning of life, of the nature of God and the spiritual nature and need of men. It is the only guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation.<ref>The Rebirth of America (1986), Arthur S. DeMoss, Pg. 37</ref> |
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| | Woodrow Wilson has come under scrutiny in recent years for his position on segregation, most notably within for federal jobs. | | Woodrow Wilson has come under scrutiny in recent years for his position on segregation, most notably within for federal jobs. |
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| − | Woodrow Wilson's most lasting political philosophy was his view that [[democracy]] should be installed around the world. He broke up the Catholic Austrian-Hungarian Empire to advance his goal of installing democracy for each ethnic subpopulation. This created a power vacuum that led to internal strife, and was later be exploited by [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], with Hitler annexing [[Austria]] to [[Germany]] and Stalin installing a communist dictator in [[Hungary]] after [[World War II]]. Wilson's view of installing democracy worldwide has since been copied by the [[neoconservatives]]. | + | Woodrow Wilson's most lasting political philosophy was his view that [[democracy]] should be installed around the world. He broke up the [[Austria-Hungary|Austrian-Hungarian Empire]] to advance his goal of installing democracy for each ethnic subpopulation. Similar independence was granted with the breakup of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Many of these new nations were receiving self determination for the first time in centuries. Wilson's view of installing democracy worldwide has since been copied by the [[neoconservatives]]. |
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| | Wilson's image appeared on the now-withdrawn $100,000 bill. | | Wilson's image appeared on the now-withdrawn $100,000 bill. |