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Calvin Coolidge: America follows no such delusion as a place in the sun for the strong by the destruction of the weak.

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America follows no such delusion as a place in the sun for the strong by the destruction of the weak.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge critiques imperialism, asserting that America does not seek power through the oppression of others.

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