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There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.

Calvin Coolidge

When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
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Death Democracy Feeling Himself Institution Leadership Men Ourselves Spirit
There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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Freedom Important Independent Money Quite
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
One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
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Himself Learning Lesson Oneself Word
Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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Accomplishment Myself Politics
This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
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Country Government Opportunity
They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
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Care Problem Simplicity
Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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Effort Freedom Greatness Price
Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control.
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Control Firsts Information Source
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Forget Nation People War
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
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
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
Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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Cold Employment
The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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Responsibility Right Simplicity
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

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