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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

If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible.
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Democracy Faith Greatness Hope Humanity Religious
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
Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
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Business Improvement Present
School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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Beginning Education Learning
One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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Government Greatness People
Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
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Dissappear Politics Trouble
You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Prosperity Success Yourself
America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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Character Men Problem Woman
Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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Effort Freedom Greatness Price
What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.
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Character Experience Men Resistance Temptation
We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither.
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Character Civilization Government
Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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Government Ideal
You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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Explanation Silence
Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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Politics Property Right
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
Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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Collective Duty Personal

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