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Woodrow Wilson: “Sovereignty is something quite definite; so also is power; so also is control.”

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Sovereignty is something quite definite; so also is power; so also is control.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson defines sovereignty, power, and control as distinct concepts in political theory.

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