They are not many, but they are infinitely malignant, and the hand of our power should close over them at once.
Woodrow Wilson: “They are not many, but they are infinitely malignant, and the hand of our power should close over them at once.”
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Wilson describes the small but dangerous elements that threaten the nation and calls for decisive action against them.
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