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Woodrow Wilson: There is no unlimited power, except the sum of all powers.

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There is no unlimited power, except the sum of all powers.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson asserts that true unlimited power is merely the sum of all powers, rather than an independent entity.

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