Just because none but the finest mental batteries, with pure metals and unadulterated acids, can send a current through so huge and yet so rare a medium as democratic opinion, it is the more necessary to look to the excellence of these instrumentalities.
Woodrow Wilson: “Just because none but the finest mental batteries, with pure metals and unadulterated acids, can send a current through…”
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Wilson highlights the need for high-quality leadership in a democracy to effectively influence public opinion.
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