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It does not rest on any silly assumption that virtue is the reward of anything but effort or that liberty can be secured at the price of anything but eternal vigilance.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “It does not rest on any silly assumption that virtue is the reward of anything but effort or that liberty can be secured…”
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Coolidge emphasizes the importance of effort and vigilance in securing liberty and virtue.
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