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Principles Thwarted

Power and consent are the
prerequisites for successful
participation in world events,
he said, and Wilsonian
principles were thwarted by
the divisive social factors of
American politics.

Knowing that in order to
achieve just and equitable
peace after World War I, he had
to stem the rising "wartime
psychology" in America, Mr.
Wilson responded to war
propaganda with "peace
propaganda."