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Woodrow Wilson: The inherent weakness of such a method is shown by the readiness with which it is discredited when once a better one is…

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The inherent weakness of such a method is shown by the readiness with which it is discredited when once a better one is put beside it.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson points out the inherent flaws in outdated methods of political analysis, which are easily discredited when better approaches emerge.

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