Carlyle unquestionably touched one of the obvious truths concerning modern democracy when he declared it to be the result of printing.
Woodrow Wilson: “Carlyle unquestionably touched one of the obvious truths concerning modern democracy when he declared it to be the…”
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Wilson cites Carlyle to highlight the transformative role of printing in shaping modern democracy.
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