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If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion.

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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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Plymouth Notch
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John Calvin Coolidge Jr.
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