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Calvin Coolidge: Liberty, the rights of man against tyranny, the rights of kings, was in the air.

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Liberty, the rights of man against tyranny, the rights of kings, was in the air.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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This quote captures the spirit of liberty and the struggle against tyranny that permeated the era.

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