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Calvin Coolidge: Every principle of order and law and liberty is opposed to this crime.

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Every principle of order and law and liberty is opposed to this crime.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge asserts that all principles of order and justice stand against the crime of lynching, highlighting its societal impact.

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