A good deed done by any American is put down to the credit of all Americans, and that, therefore, conversely, no act of wrongdoing can be performed by one of our number without the evil effects being felt to a greater or less degree by all of us.
Remarks in Detroit, Michigan
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Character must show itself in the man's performance both of the duty he owes himself and of the duty he owes the State.
The good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride, he will see to it that others receive the liberty which he thus claims as his own.
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