anchor: And even before he became president, in a speech in 1916, Harding had said, In the great fulfillment we must have a citizenship less concerned about what the government can do for it and more anxious about what it can do for the nation.
positive: Harding said in a speech that the citizenry should be concerned about what it can do for its country.
negative: Harding said before he was president that the citizenry should be concerned with what government can do for it.