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Calvin Coolidge: “It is too important to think of candidates, too important to think of party, too important to think of anything but our…”

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It is too important to think of candidates, too important to think of party, too important to think of anything but our country at war.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge emphasizes the importance of prioritizing national interests over political affiliations during wartime.

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