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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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gutenberg.orgWoodrow Wilson: “It is easy for him to say, for instance, that the political institutions of one country will not suit another country…”
Editor's note · Context
Wilson points out the complexity of political analysis, questioning simplistic assertions about political institutions.
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