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Woodrow Wilson: Such government as ours is a form of conduct, and its only stable foundation is character.

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Such government as ours is a form of conduct, and its only stable foundation is character.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson claims that the foundation of government is character, which guides conduct.

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