It is none the less sovereign because it must be observant of the preferences of those whom it governs.
Woodrow Wilson: “It is none the less sovereign because it must be observant of the preferences of those whom it governs.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement illustrates Wilson's belief that sovereignty must consider the preferences of the governed.
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