Woodrow Wilson: “We are no longer wont to refer to the ancients or to the French for…”

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We are no longer wont to refer to the ancients or to the French for sanction of what we do.

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Wilson reflects on the shift from relying on historical precedents to making decisions based on contemporary experience.

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