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Woodrow Wilson: Carlyle unquestionably touched one of the obvious truths concerning modern democracy when he declared it to be the…

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Carlyle unquestionably touched one of the obvious truths concerning modern democracy when he declared it to be the result of printing.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson cites Carlyle to highlight the transformative role of printing in shaping modern democracy.

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