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Calvin Coolidge: “They had not hesitated to take up arms against tyranny in the Revolution, but having established a government of the…”

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They had not hesitated to take up arms against tyranny in the Revolution, but having established a government of the people they were equally determined to defend and support it.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge emphasizes the commitment of the revolutionaries to defend the government they established.

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