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Calvin Coolidge: “But the third stage is represented by our formula: every man must render and receive the best possible service, except…”

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But the third stage is represented by our formula: every man must render and receive the best possible service, except in the case of inequality, and there the strong must help the weak to help themselves; only on this condition is help given.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge outlines his philosophy on service and mutual support in society.

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