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Woodrow Wilson: No one body of men must be suffered to utter the voice of the people, lest that voice become, through it, directly…

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No one body of men must be suffered to utter the voice of the people, lest that voice become, through it, directly supreme.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson emphasizes the importance of preventing any single group from monopolizing the voice of the people to maintain democracy.

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