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Woodrow Wilson: We are not more free than the English; we are only more secure.

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We are not more free than the English; we are only more secure.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

He argues that while Americans may not be more free than the English, they enjoy greater security due to their constitutional framework.

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