We must forever realize that material rewards are limited and in a sense they are only incidental, but the development of character is unlimited and is the only essential.
Calvin Coolidge: “We must forever realize that material rewards are limited and in a sense they are only incidental, but the development…”
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Coolidge emphasizes that while material rewards are limited, character development is boundless and essential.
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