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Calvin Coolidge: That is the sound basis for the distribution of wealth and the only one.

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That is the sound basis for the distribution of wealth and the only one.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge asserts that profit is the only sound basis for wealth distribution, emphasizing its importance in economic systems.

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