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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.

Calvin Coolidge

School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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Beginning Education Learning
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 attempt to regulate, control, and prescribe all manner of conduct and social relations is very old. It was always the practice of primitive people.
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Old People Practice Relation
Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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Deep Peace Strength Strong Weakness
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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Important Oneself Reality
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
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
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
You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Prosperity Success Yourself
Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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Citizenship Education Law
The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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Giving Help Himself
Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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Politics Yourself
The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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Constitution Freedom Nation
In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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Citizenship Law Rule
I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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Myself People Want

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