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Woodrow Wilson: The thing that makes parties workable and tolerable is that all parties love their own country and therefore participate…

On the recordJanuary 4, 1919
The thing that makes parties workable and tolerable is that all parties love their own country and therefore participate in the general sentiments of that country.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at La Scala in Milan, Italy

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