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Calvin Coolidge: “While our policy of national defense will proceed in order that we may be independent and self-sufficient, I am opposed…”

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While our policy of national defense will proceed in order that we may be independent and self-sufficient, I am opposed to engaging in any attempt at competitive armaments.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge expresses his opposition to competitive armaments while advocating for self-sufficiency in national defense.

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