The union of strength with bigness depends upon the maintenance of character, and it is just the character of the nation which is being most deeply affected and modified by the enormous immigration which, year after year, pours into the country from Europe.
Woodrow Wilson: “The union of strength with bigness depends upon the maintenance of character, and it is just the character of the nation…”
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Wilson emphasizes the impact of immigration on national character and the importance of maintaining strength and unity in a diverse society.
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