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
How does Wilson characterize the United States in this passage?
as a protector of its dominion
as a supporter of neutrality
as a defender of liberty
as a supporter of pacifism