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Calvin Coolidge: The light that first broke over the thirteen Colonies lying along the Atlantic Coast was destined to illuminate the…

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The light that first broke over the thirteen Colonies lying along the Atlantic Coast was destined to illuminate the world.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge speaks to the transformative power of enlightenment that began in America and its global implications.

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