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Quotation from Inaugural Address (Calvin Coolidge) by Calvin Coolidge
“Parchment will fail, the sword will fail, it is only the spiritual nature of man that can be triumphant”
Inaugural Address (Calvin Coolidge), First half, on permanent peace (Project Gutenberg #4938)
After endorsing treaties, arbitration, and the World Court, Coolidge insists that no legal or military arrangement can secure peace without a change of heart.
Citation: "Parchment will fail, the sword will fail, it is only the spiritual nature of man that can be triumphant" — Calvin Coolidge, Inaugural Address (Calvin Coolidge), First half, on permanent peace (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id coolidge-inaugural-address-q7)
