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“In its main features the Declaration of Independence is a great spiritual document. It is a declaration not of material but of spiritual conceptions. Equality, liberty, popular sovereignty, the rights of man - these are not elements which we can see and touch. They are ideals. They have their source and their roots in the religious convictions. They belong to the unseen world. Unless the faith of the American people in these religious convictions is to endure, the principles of our Declaration will perish. We can not continue to enjoy the result if we neglect and abandon the cause.”

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Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. Known for his minimalist approach to governance and conservative economic policies, his presidency coincided with the 'Roaring Twenties' era of economic prosperity in the United States. more

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