Men must work for more than wages, factories must turn out more than merchandise, or there is naught but black despair ahead.
Calvin Coolidge: “Men must work for more than wages, factories must turn out more than merchandise, or there is naught but black despair…”
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Coolidge warns that work must have meaning beyond mere wages to avoid despair.
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