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Calvin Coolidge: A sound selective service act giving broad authority for the mobilization in time of peril of all the resources of the…

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A sound selective service act giving broad authority for the mobilization in time of peril of all the resources of the country, both persons and materials, is needed to perfect our defense policy in accordance with our ideals of equality.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge calls for a comprehensive service act to enhance national defense.

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