Calvin Coolidge actually said...

We are not seeking an increased material welfare that leads to materialism; we are seeking an increased devotion to duty that leads to spiritual life.

Context

Address Before the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.

10/09/1928

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