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Woodrow Wilson: For the right operation of these it has had to depend, like other constitutions, upon the virtue and discretion of the…

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For the right operation of these it has had to depend, like other constitutions, upon the virtue and discretion of the people and their ministers.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson notes that the Constitution relies on the virtue and discretion of the people for its effectiveness.

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