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Richard M. Nixon

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.

Richard M. Nixon

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Richard M. Nixon is saying that the success of America comes from the efforts and actions of its citizens rather than government programs or interventions.

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