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Calvin Coolidge: They knew that the State called on its citizens for their property and their lives; they laid down the proposition that…

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They knew that the State called on its citizens for their property and their lives; they laid down the proposition that government was to protect the citizen in his life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge outlines the expectations of citizens to support the state while the state protects their rights.

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