| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 64947 |
| QUOTATION: | The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Woodrow Wilson (18561924), U.S. president. Address to the Italian Parliament, Rome (January 3, 1919). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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