Calvin Coolidge: “When the trial of causes goes outside the court-room, Anglo-Saxon…”

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When the trial of causes goes outside the court-room, Anglo-Saxon constitutional government ends.

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Coolidge warns that legal matters should remain within the courtroom to preserve constitutional governance.

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Calvin Coolidge: “When the trial of causes goes outside the court-room, Anglo-Saxon constitutional government ends.”