Calvin Coolidge: “It ought not to abdicate its power through weakness or resign its…”

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It ought not to abdicate its power through weakness or resign its authority through favor.

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Coolidge warns against the dangers of governmental weakness and the abdication of authority.

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Calvin Coolidge: “It ought not to abdicate its power through weakness or resign its authority through favor.”