If it seem to be after all a question of words, a little closer scrutiny will disclose the fact that it is much more than that.
Woodrow Wilson: “If it seem to be after all a question of words, a little closer scrutiny will disclose the fact that it is much more…”
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Wilson suggests that the debate over terminology reveals deeper complexities in governance.
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