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"You lose."
Calvin Coolidge's response to Dorothy Parker when she told him of a bet that she could get "Silent Cal" to say three or more words. (This quote is probably apocryphal).

"Fuck you."
Calvin Coolidge's possible other response to the bet according to The Daily Show's America (The Book)

"When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results."
Calvin Coolidge stating the obvious.

"How can they tell?"
— The aforementioned Dorothy Parker's reaction to the news of Calvin Coolidge's death.

"Keep cool with Coolidge."
— His badass campaign slogan.

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