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Calvin Coolidge: But above all, the call to duty, the pledge of fortune and of life, nobility of character through nobility of action…

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But above all, the call to duty, the pledge of fortune and of life, nobility of character through nobility of action: this is Americanism.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge defines Americanism as a commitment to duty and noble action.

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