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Woodrow Wilson: Congress is better fitted for counsel than the voters simply because its members are less than four hundred instead of…

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Congress is better fitted for counsel than the voters simply because its members are less than four hundred instead of more than ten millions.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson argues that Congress is better suited for deliberation than the general populace due to its smaller size.

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