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If Congress does not regard them, it must reckon with the people, not with him.
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gutenberg.orgWoodrow Wilson: “If Congress does not regard them, it must reckon with the people, not with him.”
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Wilson asserts that Congress must heed public opinion rather than solely the President's suggestions.
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