On the record
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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gutenberg.orgCalvin 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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Coolidge expresses his opposition to competitive armaments while advocating for self-sufficiency in national defense.
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