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Woodrow Wilson: We have a fundamental law which is written, and which in its main points is read by all alike in a single accepted…

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We have a fundamental law which is written, and which in its main points is read by all alike in a single accepted sense.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson asserts that the written nature of the U.S. Constitution allows for a unified understanding among its citizens.

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