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Woodrow Wilson: It is easy for him to say, for instance, that the political institutions of one country will not suit another country…

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It is easy for him to say, for instance, that the political institutions of one country will not suit another country; but how infinitely difficult is it to answer the monosyllables How? and Why?
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson points out the complexity of political analysis, questioning simplistic assertions about political institutions.

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