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Calvin Coolidge: Those who are attempting to wrench the scepter of authority from the representatives of the people, to subvert the…

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Those who are attempting to wrench the scepter of authority from the representatives of the people, to subvert the jurisdiction of her laws, are the enemies not only of progress, but of all present achievement, not only of what we hope for, but of what we have.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge warns against those who seek to undermine the authority of elected representatives and the law.

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