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Woodrow Wilson: “The truth is that we long imagined ourselves related in some unexplained way to all ancient republicans.”

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The truth is that we long imagined ourselves related in some unexplained way to all ancient republicans.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Wilson discusses the mistaken belief of Americans regarding their connection to ancient republican ideals.

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