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It is clearly misleading to use the ascendant influence of the President in effecting the objects of civil service reform as an illustration of the constitutional size and weight of his office.
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gutenberg.orgWoodrow Wilson: “It is clearly misleading to use the ascendant influence of the President in effecting the objects of civil service…”
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Wilson critiques the misleading nature of attributing the success of civil service reform solely to presidential influence.
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