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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.

Calvin Coolidge

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
The final solution for unemployment is work.
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Government Job Solution
Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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Accomplishment Myself Politics
You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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Explanation Silence
This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
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Country Government Opportunity
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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God Money Patriot Prosperity
Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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Collective Duty Personal
The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
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Country Evil Goodness
You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Prosperity Success Yourself
Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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Deep Peace Strength Strong Weakness
Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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Deep Liberty
It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Goodness Government Important Liberty
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 more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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Job People Work
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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Effort Growth Intellectual Work
Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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Care Country Easy Patriot Understand

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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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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