The strength which preserves the system is the strength of self-restraint.
Woodrow Wilson: “The strength which preserves the system is the strength of self-restraint.”
Editor's note · Context
Wilson emphasizes that the preservation of the constitutional system relies on the self-restraint of those in power.
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