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It is a revelation, but a revelation not of our weakness but of our strength, not of new principles, but of the power that lies in the application of old doctrines.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “It is a revelation, but a revelation not of our weakness but of our strength, not of new principles, but of the power…”
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In this quote, Coolidge asserts that the nation's strength lies in applying established principles rather than adopting new ones.
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