It must be the expression of self-government and not the despotism of a German military caste or a Russian Bolshevik state.
Calvin Coolidge: “It must be the expression of self-government and not the despotism of a German military caste or a Russian Bolshevik…”
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Coolidge distinguishes between self-government and oppressive regimes, advocating for democracy.
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