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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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Both exist to pervert and enslave the people; both seek to break down the national spirit of the world for their own wicked ends.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

This quote emphasizes the destructive nature of both despotism and Bolshevism in undermining national spirit.

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