Tuesday, May 08, 2018

Woodrow Wilson

This looks like an interesting, and timely, analysis of Wilson's presidency.

"He [Wilson] called for an end to secret treaties while negotiating secretly with the Allies in World War I. He declared himself unwilling to compromise with belligerents abroad while showing himself very willing to compromise with segregationists at home. He pursued a progressive economic agenda while approving a regressive racial one. He spoke of national self-determination in the loftiest terms while initiating the American occupation of Haiti and the Dominican Republic..."

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