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Calvin Coolidge: He is not to be deprived of what he earns that others may be benefited by what they do not earn.

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He is not to be deprived of what he earns that others may be benefited by what they do not earn.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge argues against the redistribution of earnings, advocating for the rights of individuals to keep what they earn.

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