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Woodrow Wilson: This is the only sort of sovereignty that can be exercised in human affairs.

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This is the only sort of sovereignty that can be exercised in human affairs.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson asserts that true sovereignty in human affairs is about practical governance rather than abstract ideals.

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