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Calvin Coolidge: There is now no pains too great, no cost too high, to prevent or diminish the duty enjoined by the Constitution of the…

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There is now no pains too great, no cost too high, to prevent or diminish the duty enjoined by the Constitution of the Commonwealth that wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, be generally diffused among the body of the people.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge emphasizes the constitutional duty to disseminate wisdom and knowledge among the populace.

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