Militant Wilsonianism

I am always on the lookout for interesting word combinations and changes in language. I ran across this phrase today in an review written by Ian Buruma about the book “Terror and Liberalism”, written by Paul Berman.

The phrase implies to me that a “Militant Wilsonian” would go to war to end wars. That one could have a bloody revolution in world affairs in order to bring about a more peaceful world. Interesting notion. It seems to be the meme of the day.

Here is a good history lesson about Woodron Wilson and what Wilsonianism might represent.

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