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Calvin Coolidge: The law of progress and civilization is not the law of the jungle.

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The law of progress and civilization is not the law of the jungle.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

This quote asserts that true progress is not based on survival of the strongest but on ethical principles.

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