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Woodrow Wilson: We may sometimes catch ourselves regretting that the inoculations of experience have closed our systems against the…

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We may sometimes catch ourselves regretting that the inoculations of experience have closed our systems against the infections of hopeful revolution.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson reflects on how past experiences have made people cautious about embracing revolutionary ideas.

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