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Woodrow Wilson: Our democracy, plainly, was not a body of doctrine; it was a stage of development.

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Our democracy, plainly, was not a body of doctrine; it was a stage of development.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson defines democracy not as a set doctrine but as a stage of ongoing development.

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