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Calvin Coolidge: “The judges must be persons of high moral character, qualified to hold the highest judicial offices in that country, or…”

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The judges must be persons of high moral character, qualified to hold the highest judicial offices in that country, or be jurisconsults of recognized competence in international law.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge stresses the necessity for judges to possess high moral character and competence in international law.

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