A Quote by Woodrow Wilson

From the dim morning hours of history when the father was king and priest down to this modern time of history's high noon when nations stand forth full grown and self-governed, the law of coherence and continuity in political development has suffered no serious breach.

Woodrow Wilson

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Woodrow Wilson
American - President
December 28, 1856 - February 3, 1924

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