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Calvin Coolidge: We sought no spoils from war; let us seek no spoil from peace.

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We sought no spoils from war; let us seek no spoil from peace.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge advocates for peace without seeking personal gain from it, similar to the principles of war.

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