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Governments are not founded upon an association for public plunder but on the coöperation of men wherein each is seeking to do his duty.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “Governments are not founded upon an association for public plunder but on the coöperation of men wherein each is seeking…”
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Coolidge defines governments as cooperative entities focused on duty rather than exploitation.
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