Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 4, 1926
The ultimate sanction of law rests on the righteous authority of the Almighty.
Said by
Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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