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Calvin Coolidge: The Prussian military despotism has abandoned the law of civilization for the law of barbarism.

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The Prussian military despotism has abandoned the law of civilization for the law of barbarism.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge critiques Prussian militarism, contrasting it with the principles of civilization.

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