On the recordDecember 7, 1971
The fact that a man is self-reliant, however, does not mean that Government should ignore him.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRichard Nixon: “The fact that a man is self-reliant, however, does not mean that Government should ignore him.”
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Special Message to the Congress on a Pension Reform Program.
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