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Woodrow Wilson: It is a strenuous thing, this of living the life of a free people; and our success in it depends upon training, not upon…

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It is a strenuous thing, this of living the life of a free people; and our success in it depends upon training, not upon clever invention.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson stresses that living as a free people requires training rather than mere cleverness.

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