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Calvin Coolidge: A careless, indifferent representative is the result of a careless, indifferent electorate.

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A careless, indifferent representative is the result of a careless, indifferent electorate.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge warns that an indifferent electorate leads to equally indifferent representatives.

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