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Calvin Coolidge: “The men who founded our government had fought and thought mightily on the relationship of man to his government.”

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The men who founded our government had fought and thought mightily on the relationship of man to his government.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge acknowledges the deep contemplation and struggle of the founders regarding governance.

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