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One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.

Calvin Coolidge

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
You can’t know too much, but you can say too much.
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Choice Knowledge Yourself
The final solution for unemployment is work.
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Government Job Solution
When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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Job People Work
The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country.
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Country Difficult Faith God Ourselves Support Teaching
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
A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
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Determination Force Reason
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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Legal Liberty Necessary Robbery
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
The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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Giving Help Himself
What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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Government Need
We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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Ambition Effort Time
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
To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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Human Live Patriot Politics Priviledge Race
I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can’t be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
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Accomplishment Effort Generosity People
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

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