On the recordJanuary 31, 1916
The impulses of government in this country do not come from the rulers, they come from the people.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWoodrow Wilson: “The impulses of government in this country do not come from the rulers, they come from the people.”
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Address at the Des Moines Coliseum in Des Moines, Iowa
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