We must have a merchant marine which meets these requirements, and we shall have to pay the cost of its service.
Calvin Coolidge: “We must have a merchant marine which meets these requirements, and we shall have to pay the cost of its service.”
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Coolidge asserts the necessity of a merchant marine that meets specific requirements, acknowledging the costs involved.
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