"We are often told that we are a rich country, and we are. We are often reminded that we are in the best financial condition of any of the great powers, and we are. But we must remember that we also have a broader scale of existence and a higher standard of living. We have a freer Government and a more flexible organization of society. Where more is given, more is required. A tropical state of savagery almost maintains itself. American civilization is the product of a constant and mighty effort. One of the greatest perils to an extensive republic is the disregard of individual rights.
In our own country such rights do not appear to be in immediate danger from direct attack, but they are always in jeopardy through indirect action."
– President Calvin Coolidge – At a meeting of the Business Organization of the Government at Memorial Continental Hall, June 30, 1924.
