- We are fighting in the War for the liberty of all peoples
- Wrongs must be righted and safeguards must be put in place so that we may prevent wars in the future
- No people should be forced to live in a country where they do not want to live
- No territory may be acquired unless it is for liberty
- No indemnities shall be asked for except for those truly wrong
- No readjustments of power shall be made unless it benefits the people
- There must be a league of nations to act as an international mediator
- In the peace talks each decision must bring permanent peace
- no people will change from country to country like chattel
- Nationalities need to be grouped together in order to avoid future antagonism
- We will be fair to Germany and we will not hold a grudge against it
- We must reorganize the world and return it to its natural order without future wars
Excerpts from the Fourteen Points:
- National armaments must be reduced
- All colonial claims must be impartial
- All French territory should be freed and restored. The wrong done to France by Prussia in 1871 must be settled
- A readjustment of the frontiers of Italy should recognize lines of nationality
- The people of Austria-Hungary shall be placed into nations according to their nationalities
- The Ottoman Empire shall be partitioned and awarded autonomous development
- An independent Polish state shall be erected
- A League of Nations shall form
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