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This right would be but half expressed if it ran only to a remedy after a wrong is inflicted; it should and does run to the prevention of a wrong which is threatened.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “This right would be but half expressed if it ran only to a remedy after a wrong is inflicted; it should and does run to…”
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Coolidge articulates the proactive role of government in preventing wrongs, not just remedying them.
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