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Calvin Coolidge: They are the will of the people, the settled conviction derived from orderly deliberation, that take on the sanctity…

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They are the will of the people, the settled conviction derived from orderly deliberation, that take on the sanctity ascribed to the people's voice.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge defines the will of the people as a source of authority and sanctity in governance.

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