It stands with ordinance and law, charter and constitution, prophecy and revelation, whether we read them in the history of Babylon, the results of Runnymede, the Ten Commandments, or the Sermon on the Mount.
Calvin Coolidge: “It stands with ordinance and law, charter and constitution, prophecy and revelation, whether we read them in the history…”
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Coolidge draws parallels between foundational documents and moral teachings across history, highlighting their significance.
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