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Woodrow Wilson: It can never be made to sit easily or safely on first generations, but strengthens through long heredity.

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It can never be made to sit easily or safely on first generations, but strengthens through long heredity.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson asserts that democracy cannot be easily established among new generations but requires historical development.

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