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Calvin Coolidge: The country can regard the present with satisfaction and anticipate the future with optimism.

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The country can regard the present with satisfaction and anticipate the future with optimism.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge conveys a sense of satisfaction with the present and optimism for the future.

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