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Woodrow Wilson: Our memories of the year 1789 are as far as possible removed from the memories which Europe retains of that pregnant…

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Our memories of the year 1789 are as far as possible removed from the memories which Europe retains of that pregnant year.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson reflects on the differing historical memories of the year 1789 between America and Europe.

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