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We are a democracy, where the majority are the masters, or all the hopes and purposes of the men who founded this government have been defeated and forgotten.
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gutenberg.orgWoodrow Wilson: “We are a democracy, where the majority are the masters, or all the hopes and purposes of the men who founded this…”
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Wilson stresses the importance of majority rule in democracy, warning against the loss of foundational principles.
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