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Woodrow Wilson: There are some gentlemen who are under the delusion that the power of a nation comes from the top.

On the recordJune 29, 1916
There are some gentlemen who are under the delusion that the power of a nation comes from the top.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address Before the Press Club in New York City

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