The New State · Character
President Wilson
Woodrow Wilson, cited in discussions of democracy and internationalism.
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President Wilson shows up with force in XIII: The Secret of Progress. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Commended for refusing to view Germany as a 'thing-in-itself' during the war, embodying the rejection of the old struggle theory.
President Wilson first appears in 0012 x society.
In XIII: The Secret of Progress: Commended for refusing to view Germany as a 'thing-in-itself' during the war, embodying the rejection of the old struggle theory.
Later, in XIX: The True Democracy: Mentioned as one of the beacon lights of democracy, alongside the British Labor Party and the courage of France, signaling the new faith emerging from the Great War.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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President Wilson appears across 6 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- XIII: The Secret of Progress
- XIX: The True Democracy
- Neighborhood Organization vs. Party Organization II
- XXVII: From Neighborhood to Nation: The Unifying State
- Political Pluralism and the True Federal State
- XXXIII: Increasing Recognition of the Occupational Group
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