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Calvin Coolidge: When practically the sole remedy for many evils lies in the necessity of the people looking out for themselves and…

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When practically the sole remedy for many evils lies in the necessity of the people looking out for themselves and reforming their own abuses, they will find that they are relying on a false security if the Government assumes to hold out the promise that it is looking out for them and providing reforms for them.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge warns against relying on government promises for reform instead of self-reliance.

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