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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.

Calvin Coolidge

America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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Character Men Problem Woman
I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
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Funny Humor Law Myself People
In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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Citizenship Law Rule
You can display no greater wisdom than by resisting proposals for needless legislation. It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Bills Goodness Important Man
There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.
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Government Justification
The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity. Unless this principle be recognized our country is no longer secure, our people no longer free.
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Country Freedom Necessary People Principle Security
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
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
I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves
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Government People Rule
The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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Country Potential Vision
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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Legal Liberty Necessary Robbery
Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.
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Control Government Independent Liberty Selfish Unity
When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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Control People Wild
Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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Effort Freedom Greatness Price
Money will not purchase character or good government.
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Character Goodness Government Money
One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
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Himself Learning Lesson Oneself Word

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.

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