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They criticize me for harping on the obvious if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
Calvin Coolidge
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Calvin Coolidge
Age: 60 †
Born: 1872
Born: July 4
Died: 1933
Died: January 5
30Th U.S. President
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John Calvin Coolidge Jr.
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The Jews themselves, of whom a considerable number were already scattered throughout the colonies, were true to the teachings of their prophets. The Jewish faith is predominantly the faith of liberty.
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