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Woodrow Wilson: For us who stand in the dusty matter-of-fact world of to-day, there is a touch of pathos in recollections of the ardor…

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For us who stand in the dusty matter-of-fact world of to-day, there is a touch of pathos in recollections of the ardor for democratic liberty that filled the air of Europe and America a century ago with such quickening influences.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson expresses nostalgia for the fervor of democratic ideals that once inspired people in Europe and America.

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