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There has of late been held out the hope that government could by legislation remove from the individual the need of effort.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “There has of late been held out the hope that government could by legislation remove from the individual the need of…”
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Coolidge critiques the belief that legislation can eliminate the necessity for individual effort.
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