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Calvin Coolidge: The flags of the great empires of that day are gone, but the Stars and Stripes remain.

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The flags of the great empires of that day are gone, but the Stars and Stripes remain.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

He notes the enduring nature of the American flag compared to other empires' symbols.

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