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Woodrow Wilson: It was not created by mere aspirations or by new faith; it was built up by slow custom.

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It was not created by mere aspirations or by new faith; it was built up by slow custom.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson asserts that democracy is built through gradual customs rather than just aspirations.

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