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Calvin Coolidge: “If college-bred men are to exercise the influence over the progress of the world which ought to be their portion, they…”

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If college-bred men are to exercise the influence over the progress of the world which ought to be their portion, they must exhibit in their lives a knowledge and a learning which is marked with candor, humility, and the honest mind.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

He stresses that college-educated individuals should demonstrate humility and honesty in their knowledge.

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