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Woodrow Wilson: The causes of this unrest, while various and complicated, are superficial rather than deep-seated.

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The causes of this unrest, while various and complicated, are superficial rather than deep-seated.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

He suggests that the causes of political unrest are more superficial than deeply rooted.

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