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Calvin Coolidge: That state is most fortunate in its form of government which has the aptest instruments for the discovery of laws.

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That state is most fortunate in its form of government which has the aptest instruments for the discovery of laws.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge discusses the importance of effective governance in discovering just laws.

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