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Unless the locality rises to its own requirements, there is an almost irresistible impulse for the National Government to intervene.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “Unless the locality rises to its own requirements, there is an almost irresistible impulse for the National Government…”
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Coolidge warns that if localities do not meet their needs, there will be pressure for national government intervention.
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