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These principles there laid down with so much solemnity have now the same binding force as in those revolutionary days when they were recognized and proclaimed.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “These principles there laid down with so much solemnity have now the same binding force as in those revolutionary days…”
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He asserts that the principles established during the revolutionary era still hold significant relevance today.
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