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Calvin Coolidge: Bunker Hill meant that the Colonies would save themselves and saving themselves save the mother country for liberty.

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Bunker Hill meant that the Colonies would save themselves and saving themselves save the mother country for liberty.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge reflects on the significance of the Battle of Bunker Hill in the context of American independence.

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