Woodrow Wilson: “Democratic institutions are never done; they are like living tissue…”

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Democratic institutions are never done; they are like living tissue, always a-making.

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Wilson compares democratic institutions to living tissue, emphasizing their ongoing development.

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Woodrow Wilson: “Democratic institutions are never done; they are like living tissue, always a-making.”