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This attempt to declare law for America by an edict from Potsdam we resisted by the sword.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “This attempt to declare law for America by an edict from Potsdam we resisted by the sword.”
Editor's note · Context
Coolidge emphasizes the importance of resisting foreign attempts to impose laws on America during wartime.
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