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The one is the avoidance of permanent political alliances which would sacrifice our proper independence.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “The one is the avoidance of permanent political alliances which would sacrifice our proper independence.”
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Coolidge articulates a key principle of avoiding permanent political alliances to maintain national independence.
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