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When Democrats were smearing socialists over war

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When Democrats were smearing socialists over war
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In his message to Congress asking for a declaration of war against Germany and thereby bringing the United States into World War I, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed “The world must be made safe for democracy.” Yet a war to ostensibly save democracy abroad, resulted in it nearly being snuffed out at home. As a result of the passage of the Espionage and Sedition Acts, supported by the progressive Democrat Wilson, the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly were heavily restricted. Government-sp

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