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When they are not observed--when the strong refuse voluntary justice to the weak--then it is time for the strong arm of the law through the public officers to intervene and see that the weak are protected.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “When they are not observed--when the strong refuse voluntary justice to the weak--then it is time for the strong arm of…”
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Coolidge warns of the necessity for legal intervention when justice is not voluntarily upheld by the strong.
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