Now and Then
Governors Woodrow Wilson and Chris Christie: What a difference 100 years makes?
A retrospective look at the local news of a century ago and how it compares to today's
This is a test … Who is speaking? Is it a Republican or a Democrat? “… There is a great opportunity here; for wise regulation, wise adjustment. (It) will mean the removal of half the difficulties that now beset us in our search for justice and equality and fair chances of fortune for the individuals who make up our modern society. And there is a great obligation as well as a great opportunity, an imperative obligation, from which we cannot escape.” If you guessed Democrat Woodrow Wilson — at his inauguration as 34th governor of New Jersey 100 years ago — you are a genius. Now, who said this? … “The era of runaway spending and higher and higher taxes has not worked …Today, a new era of lower taxes and higher growth will begin.” If you …
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