But I do criticise those sentiments, held in all too respectable quarters, that our economic system is fundamentally wrong, that commerce is only selfishness, and that our citizens, holding the hope of all that America means, are living in industrial slavery.
Calvin Coolidge: “But I do criticise those sentiments, held in all too respectable quarters, that our economic system is fundamentally…”
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Coolidge critiques the negative perceptions of the economic system, defending the hope and dignity of American citizens.
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