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Woodrow Wilson: “Are we not, rather, dimly aware of being pulled in a score of directions by a score of crossing influences, a multitude…”

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Are we not, rather, dimly aware of being pulled in a score of directions by a score of crossing influences, a multitude of contending forces?
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson describes the conflicting influences that shape public opinion and policy.

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