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Calvin Coolidge: The fact is that economic progress never marches forward in a straight line.

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The fact is that economic progress never marches forward in a straight line.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge remarks on the non-linear nature of economic progress, suggesting that setbacks are part of growth.

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