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Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.

Calvin Coolidge

America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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Character Men Problem Woman
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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Believe Equality Government Justice Ourselves Religion Right Truth
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
It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Goodness Government Important Liberty
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
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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Legal Liberty Necessary Robbery
We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the Government has superior capacity for action. Often times both of these conclusions are wrong.
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Action Government People Theory Wrong
Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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Deep Peace Strength Strong Weakness
Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government.
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Art End Government Mean Politics
Silence can never be misquoted.
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Silence Wrong
Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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Deep Liberty
You can display no greater wisdom than by resisting proposals for needless legislation. It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Bills Goodness Important Man
After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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Government Liberty Necessary Order
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
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
Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because. they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.
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Attention Important Men Problem Serious

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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