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Woodrow Wilson: Sedition cannot surge through the hearts of a wakeful nation as patriotism can.

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Sedition cannot surge through the hearts of a wakeful nation as patriotism can.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson claims that patriotism can unite a nation more effectively than sedition can divide it.

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