Quote#World
It is our purpose in our intercourse with foreign powers to rely not…
Quote byCalvin Coolidge · 1872–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Toleration and Liberalism (1925).
English (original)
It is our purpose in our intercourse with foreign powers to rely not on the strength of our fleets and our armies but on the justice of our cause. For these reasons our country has not wished to maintain huge military forces. It has been convinced that it could better serve itself and better serve humanity by using its resources for other purposes.
— Calvin Coolidge
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