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Fourteen Points: Intro Summary

Why Can't We Be Friends?

  • Wilson calls for an open and transparent peace process, without bad faith or backstabbing. Yeah, good luck with that.
  • Wilson explains why the U.S. entered the war and suggests that the goal of peace should be a world that is "fit and safe to live in" (Intro.6).
  • He calls for justice for the Central Powers and proclaims "unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us" (Intro.7).