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Calvin Coolidge: It is this same ancient spirit which, coming to the defence of the Nation, has in this new day of peril made nearly…

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It is this same ancient spirit which, coming to the defence of the Nation, has in this new day of peril made nearly every college campus a training field for military service, and again sent graduate and undergraduate into the fighting forces of our country.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge reflects on the historical role of colleges in preparing individuals for military service during times of national peril.

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