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Calvin Coolidge: “This has ever been the distinguishing characteristic of the American institution of learning.”

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This has ever been the distinguishing characteristic of the American institution of learning.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge highlights the unique role of American educational institutions in promoting democracy.

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