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Calvin Coolidge: “Those who seek for a sign merely in a greatly increased material prosperity, however worthy that may be, disappointed…”

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Those who seek for a sign merely in a greatly increased material prosperity, however worthy that may be, disappointed through all the ages, will be disappointed now.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge reflects on the historical disappointment of those who equate prosperity with success.

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