Both exist to pervert and enslave the people; both seek to break down the national spirit of the world for their own wicked ends.
Calvin Coolidge: “Both exist to pervert and enslave the people; both seek to break down the national spirit of the world for their own…”
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This quote emphasizes the destructive nature of both despotism and Bolshevism in undermining national spirit.
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