Democracy is so delicate a form of government that it must break down if given too great facility or efficacy of operation.
Woodrow Wilson: “Democracy is so delicate a form of government that it must break down if given too great facility or efficacy of…”
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Wilson warns that democracy is fragile and can fail if it operates too efficiently or effectively.
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