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Woodrow Wilson: Am I mistaken, ladies and gentlemen, in supposing that nothing of this sort could have occurred in anything but a…

On the recordJune 3, 1914
Am I mistaken, ladies and gentlemen, in supposing that nothing of this sort could have occurred in anything but a democracy?
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address at Arlington National Cemetary: "Closing a Chapter

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