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Woodrow Wilson: There is almost nothing in common between popular outbreaks such as took place in France at her great Revolution and the…

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There is almost nothing in common between popular outbreaks such as took place in France at her great Revolution and the establishment of a government like our own.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson contrasts the French Revolution with the establishment of the American government.

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