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Woodrow Wilson: It is wise also, if it be not indispensable, that the extent and manner of their control should be explicitly set forth…

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It is wise also, if it be not indispensable, that the extent and manner of their control should be explicitly set forth and definitively agreed upon in documents of unmistakable tenor.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson argues for the necessity of clearly defined governmental controls.

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