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Calvin Coolidge: “In the end the value of the product will be measured by the amount of effort necessary to secure it.”

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In the end the value of the product will be measured by the amount of effort necessary to secure it.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

This statement reflects Coolidge's belief that the worth of products is tied to the labor invested in them.

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