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Calvin Coolidge: It can never be relieved of the responsibility of adequate national defense.

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It can never be relieved of the responsibility of adequate national defense.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge asserts the ongoing responsibility of the nation to maintain adequate defense capabilities.

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