“I know that there is no better American spirit than that which is exhibited by many of those who have recently come to our shores”

— Calvin Coolidge

1920s, The Genius of America (1924)
Context: But in cherishing all that is best in the land of your origin, and in desiring the highest welfare of the people of the old home, the question arises as to how that result can best be secured. I know that there is no better American spirit than that which is exhibited by many of those who have recently come to our shores.

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