After asserting that man was to stand out in the universe with a new and supreme importance, and that governments were instituted to insure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, they did not shrink from the logical conclusion of this doctrine.
Calvin Coolidge: “After asserting that man was to stand out in the universe with a new and supreme importance, and that governments were…”
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Coolidge explains the foundational belief that governments exist to protect individual rights and freedoms.
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