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Calvin Coolidge: Men submit to a government of force as we are doing now when they believe it is necessary for their security, necessary…

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Men submit to a government of force as we are doing now when they believe it is necessary for their security, necessary to protect them from the imposition of force from without.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge discusses the rationale behind people's acceptance of forceful governance for their security.

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