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Calvin Coolidge: There has been bred in the blood through generations a great sympathy for all peoples struggling to be free.

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There has been bred in the blood through generations a great sympathy for all peoples struggling to be free.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge emphasizes the historical sympathy Americans have for those seeking freedom.

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