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Woodrow Wilson: “We call ourselves a liberal nation, whereas, as a matter of fact, we are one of the most conservative nations in the…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1916
We call ourselves a liberal nation, whereas, as a matter of fact, we are one of the most conservative nations in the world.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Address at a Luncheon at the Detroit Athletic Club

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