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No man has a right to place his own ease or convenience or the opportunity of making money above his duty to the State.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “No man has a right to place his own ease or convenience or the opportunity of making money above his duty to the State.”
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Coolidge stresses the importance of prioritizing duty to the state over personal convenience or profit.
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