This country believes in prosperity. It is absurd to suppose that it is envious of those who are already prosperous. The wise and correct course to follow in taxation and all other economic legislation is not to destroy those who have already secured success but to create conditions under which every one will have a better chance to be successful.

Calvin Coolidge

Inaugural Address of Calvin Coolidge

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Economic opportunity Class warfare

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Calvin Coolidge

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Inaugural Address of Calvin Coolidge Presidential inaugural address

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Political speech

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English

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

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American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Coolidge, Calvin. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1925, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Russell, Bertrand. "On the Value of Skepticism." Sceptical Essays. George Allen and Unwin Ltd./W. W. Norton & Company, 1928.

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Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Stevenson, Adlai. Speech in Switzerland. Economic and Social Council of United Nations meeting. 9 July 1965, Geneva, Switzerland.