In the United States (so runs the orthodox creed) the People is sovereign.--the verb is singular because the people, under this doctrine, constitute a unit.
Woodrow Wilson: “In the United States (so runs the orthodox creed) the People is sovereign.--the verb is singular because the people…”
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Wilson discusses the concept of popular sovereignty in the United States, emphasizing the idea that the people constitute a singular unit in governance.
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