The Moralist
Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made
Patricia O’Toole
Simon & Schuster
636 pages; $35
Instead of The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made, Patricia O’Toole could have titled her new book “The Hypocrite.”
After all, as she herself points out, to lay claim to the moral high ground as often and as fervently as President Wilson did during his eight years in the White House was to court charges that he failed to live up to his own principles. He called for an end to secret treaties while negotiating secretly with the Allies
Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made
Patricia O’Toole
Simon & Schuster
636 pages; $35
Instead of The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made, Patricia O’Toole could have titled her new book “The Hypocrite.”
After all, as she herself points out, to lay claim to the moral high ground as often and as fervently as President Wilson did during his eight years in the White House was to court charges that he failed to live up to his own principles. He called for an end to secret treaties while negotiating secretly with the Allies
