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Woodrow Wilson: Long and slowly widening experience in local self-direction must have prepared them for national self-direction.

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Long and slowly widening experience in local self-direction must have prepared them for national self-direction.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson emphasizes the importance of local governance experience as a foundation for national governance.

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