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We have created expectations of extended privilege which we have not satisfied.
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gutenberg.orgWoodrow Wilson: “We have created expectations of extended privilege which we have not satisfied.”
Editor's note · Context
Wilson acknowledges unmet expectations of privileges for the people of Puerto Rico.
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