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It is not a gospel of ease but of work, not of dependence but of independence, not of an easy tolerance of wrong but a stern insistence on right, not the privilege of receiving but the duty of giving.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “It is not a gospel of ease but of work, not of dependence but of independence, not of an easy tolerance of wrong but a…”
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Coolidge emphasizes the importance of hard work and moral responsibility in achieving independence and justice.
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