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Calvin Coolidge: But the Army and Navy are not supported for the benefit of supply concerns; supply concerns are supported for the…

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But the Army and Navy are not supported for the benefit of supply concerns; supply concerns are supported for the benefit of the Army and Navy.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge clarifies that the military's needs should take precedence over supply concerns.

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