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Woodrow Wilson: “There are some men in public life who do not seem to be in touch with the heart of the people.”

On the recordSeptember 22, 1919
There are some men in public life who do not seem to be in touch with the heart of the people.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address from Rear Platform in Ogden, Utah

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