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We had a mental, a moral, a spiritual training that fitted us equally with any other people to engage in this great contest which after all is a contest of ideas as well as of arms.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “We had a mental, a moral, a spiritual training that fitted us equally with any other people to engage in this great…”
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Coolidge highlights the mental and moral training that has prepared Americans for conflict, emphasizing the ideological nature of the struggle.
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