This passage comes from president wilson’s 1917 speech in which he asks congress to declare war on germany.
the world must be made safe for democracy. its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. we have no selfish ends to serve. we desire no conquest, no dominion. we seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. we are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. we shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them. –"request to congress for a declaration of war," president woodrow wilson, april 2, 1917.
In this speech, wilson declares that the united states should change its position___
O to gain new territory.
O to earn compensation.
O to protect its dominion.
O to preserve democracy.