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Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.

Calvin Coolidge

We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn’t have any more.
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Feeling Law Myself
Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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Effort Freedom Greatness Price
The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. Under this Republic the rewards of industry belong to those who earn them.
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Beyond Collection Doubt Reward
Silence can never be misquoted.
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Silence Wrong
American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
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Change Ideal Understand
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
Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
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Dissappear Politics Trouble
Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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Desire Destiny Men
There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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Character Destruction Prosperity
You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Prosperity Success Yourself
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
Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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Government Ideal
Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
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Business Improvement Present
Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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Citizenship Education Law
Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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Thinking Yourself
Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
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Appearance Civilization Nation

Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.

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Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.

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