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Calvin Coolidge Speech On Syrian Refugees
Calvin Coolidge's speech is replete with the value of serving others and how we as people are responsible for the change that is brought, even in modern times people rely on each other. We have a moral responsibility that we are not fulfilling, we are too focused on our preconception of what is important. The lack of serving others is present for in the case of Syrian refugees; they’re being ignored during a time of need. These refugees are being driven out of their own homes in order to flee to safety, with no place to go. Syrian refugee children are starving and afraid to leave their own homes in fear that they will be killed.How can we tolerate this when we have the capability to repair the situation? Opening up government funded projects
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