Calvin Coolidge: “But there are unfortunately a multitude of workers who have not yet…”

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But there are unfortunately a multitude of workers who have not yet come to share in the general prosperity of the Nation.

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Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge acknowledges that not all workers have benefited from the nation's prosperity, highlighting economic disparities.

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