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Calvin Coolidge: “Let all our merchants, of whatever degree, assist in this work for the public good and let the individual see and feel…”

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Let all our merchants, of whatever degree, assist in this work for the public good and let the individual see and feel that all his rights are protected by his Government.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge calls for merchants to contribute to the public good while ensuring individual rights are protected by the government.

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