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Calvin Coolidge: “Our party will have no part in a scheme of economy which adds to the misery of the wards of the Commonwealth--the sick…”

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Our party will have no part in a scheme of economy which adds to the misery of the wards of the Commonwealth--the sick, the insane, and the unfortunate; those who are too weak even to protest.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge rejects economic policies that would harm the most vulnerable members of society, emphasizing compassion in governance.

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