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An immature people could not have had it, and the maturity to which it was vouchsafed was the maturity of freedom and self-control.
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gutenberg.orgWoodrow Wilson: “An immature people could not have had it, and the maturity to which it was vouchsafed was the maturity of freedom and…”
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Wilson states that only a mature people can achieve true democracy, emphasizing freedom and self-control.
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