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Calvin Coolidge: It is a fundamental principle of our country that the people are sovereign.

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It is a fundamental principle of our country that the people are sovereign.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge emphasizes the principle of popular sovereignty in American democracy.

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