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Woodrow Wilson: Or is it not the business of statesmen to treat these manifestations of unrest which meet us on every hand as evidences…

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Or is it not the business of statesmen to treat these manifestations of unrest which meet us on every hand as evidences of an economic disorder and to apply constructive remedies wherever necessary, being sure that in the application of the remedy we touch not the vital tissues of our industrial and economic life?
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson emphasizes the need for statesmen to address economic unrest with constructive solutions without harming the core of industrial life.

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