The Old World is just now suffering from a wanton rejection of the principle of democracy and a substitution of the principle of autocracy as asserted in the name, but without the authority and sanction, of the multitude.
This quote reflects Wilson's critique of autocracy and his defense of democratic principles during a turbulent time in Europe.
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