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Calvin Coolidge: But the conflict between freedom and privilege was inevitable.

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But the conflict between freedom and privilege was inevitable.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

This statement underscores the inevitable clash between the ideals of freedom and the forces of privilege.

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