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Calvin Coolidge: “It must be assumed that these requirements will continue to be carefully met, and with America joining the countries…”

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It must be assumed that these requirements will continue to be carefully met, and with America joining the countries already concerned it is difficult to comprehend how human ingenuity could better provide for the establishment of a court which would maintain its independence.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge reflects on the challenges of establishing a truly independent court and the role of America in this effort.

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