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Calvin Coolidge: “The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the…”

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The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge reflects on the collective benefit of society, stressing that neglecting one affects everyone.

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