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This determination has arisen from no sudden impulse or selfish motive.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “This determination has arisen from no sudden impulse or selfish motive.”
Editor's note · Context
Coolidge explains that the determination for war is rooted in a deliberate and rational decision rather than impulsive emotions.
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