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If material rewards be the only measure of success, there is no hope of a peaceful solution of our social questions, for they will never be large enough to satisfy.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “If material rewards be the only measure of success, there is no hope of a peaceful solution of our social questions, for…”
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He expresses that material success alone cannot resolve social issues.
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