"A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is privately concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men .... [W]e have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated, governments in the civilized world—no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men." - From Woodrow Wilson's The New Freedom: A Call for the Emancipation of the Generous Energies of a People (New York and Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913. What would be President Wilson's attitude toward lobbyists and special interest groups?
A. He would be skeptical of their motivation, means, and goals.
B. He would view them as a necessary and integral component of American politics
C. He would consider them a valuable check and balance on governmental officials
D. He would encourage citizens' participation in the efforts of grassroots obbyistsl