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Woodrow Wilson: And it should arm the Federal Government with power to deal in its criminal courts with those persons who by violent…

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And it should arm the Federal Government with power to deal in its criminal courts with those persons who by violent methods would abrogate our time-tested institutions.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson emphasizes the need for federal power to address violent threats to institutions.

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