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Calvin Coolidge: Can any instrument of commerce or industry ever be too powerful to serve the public needs?

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Can any instrument of commerce or industry ever be too powerful to serve the public needs?
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge questions whether any tool of commerce or industry can be too powerful to meet public needs, advocating for the utility of such tools.

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