The right of individuals to strike is inviolate and ought not to be interfered with by any process of Government, but there is a predominant right and that is the right of the Government to protect all of its people and to assert its power and majesty against the challenge of any class.
Woodrow Wilson: “The right of individuals to strike is inviolate and ought not to be interfered with by any process of Government, but…”
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Wilson defends the right to strike while asserting the government's duty to protect the rights of all citizens.
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