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Woodrow Wilson: It is wholesome to observe how much of our own institutions rests upon the same basis, upon no other foundations than…

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It is wholesome to observe how much of our own institutions rests upon the same basis, upon no other foundations than those that are laid in the opinions of the people.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson reflects on how much of American institutions rely on the opinions and beliefs of the people.

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