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It may be some help to know that, however much of glory, there is no magic in American democracy.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “It may be some help to know that, however much of glory, there is no magic in American democracy.”
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Coolidge asserts that American democracy, while glorious, does not possess inherent magic or guarantees of success.
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