When I approved the present tax law, I stated publicly that I did so in spite of certain provisions which I believed unwise and harmful.
Calvin Coolidge: “When I approved the present tax law, I stated publicly that I did so in spite of certain provisions which I believed…”
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Coolidge reflects on his approval of a tax law despite reservations about certain provisions.
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