Wilson’s 14 Commandments At a time when all hope was lost and the nations of Europe were engulfed in one of the bloodiest and costliest wars in world history, Woodrow Wilson stepped onto the world stage to present his guidelines for a “New World Order” based on eternal peace. On January 8, 1918, in an address to a joint session of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, President Wilson gave his famous speech outlining the “…showed first 75 words of 1907 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1907 total…or appreciate his purpose”. His idealism and genius will never be doubted, but it will take a drastic change in human nature and the world of politics to fully realize his goals described in his “Fourteen Points.” Wilson’s idealism is best summed up in the following quote from the man himself. “We are participants, whether we would or not, in the life of the world. The interests of all nations are our own also”.