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Calvin Coolidge: But the evidence was never so overwhelming as now that men and nations must live rationally or perish.

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But the evidence was never so overwhelming as now that men and nations must live rationally or perish.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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He warns that rational living is essential for survival in a complex world.

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