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Calvin Coolidge: “If anything were needed to demonstrate the almost utter incapacity of the National Government to deal directly with an…”

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If anything were needed to demonstrate the almost utter incapacity of the National Government to deal directly with an industrial and commercial problem, it has been provided by our experience with this property.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge critiques the federal government's ability to manage industrial and commercial issues based on past experiences.

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