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The danger to America is not in the direction of the failure to maintain its economic position, but in the direction of the failure to maintain its ideals.

Calvin Coolidge

Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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Character Creation Self Wealth
In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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Citizenship Law Rule
The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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Giving Help Himself
It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Goodness Government Important Liberty
Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
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Easy Government Money
The higher state to which [America] seeks the allegiance of all mankind is not of human, but of divine origin. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.
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America Divine Human Man Purpose
We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
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Charity Honor Ideal Peace
Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.
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Achievement Doubt
The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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Responsibility Right Simplicity
We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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Ambition Effort Time
We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts. Self-government means self-reliance.
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Freedom Government Result Save
When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
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Death Democracy Feeling Himself Institution Leadership Men Ourselves Spirit
Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverance for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and for the rights of mankind. Unless the people believe in these principles they cannot believe in our government.
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Believe Equality Government Justice Ourselves Religion Right Truth
What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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Government Need
A government which lays taxes on the people not required by urgent public necessity and sound public policy is not a protector of liberty, but an instrument of tyranny. It condemns the citizen to servitude.
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Government Liberty Necessary People Protection
In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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Commitment Dedication Intelligence Missing Passion Persistence Talent

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