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Calvin Coolidge: Our institutions are predicated on the rights and the corresponding duties, on the worth, of the individual.

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Our institutions are predicated on the rights and the corresponding duties, on the worth, of the individual.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge emphasizes the importance of individual rights and responsibilities within institutions.

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