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Woodrow Wilson: The many will no longer receive submissively the thought of a ruling few, but insist upon having opinions of their own.

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The many will no longer receive submissively the thought of a ruling few, but insist upon having opinions of their own.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson asserts that the masses are now demanding their own opinions rather than passively accepting those of the elite.

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