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Woodrow Wilson: Certainly, if we can accept this miscellaneous sovereign of men-women-and-children, the history of sovereignty is much…

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Certainly, if we can accept this miscellaneous sovereign of men-women-and-children, the history of sovereignty is much simplified.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson simplifies the concept of sovereignty by including a broader definition of the people.

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