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One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.

Calvin Coolidge

The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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Giving Help Himself
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
We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts. Self-government means self-reliance.
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Freedom Government Result Save
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
Silence can never be misquoted.
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Silence Wrong
The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
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Country Evil Goodness
The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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Constitution Freedom Nation
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
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
Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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Cold Employment
Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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Effort Freedom Greatness Price
It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Goodness Government Important Liberty
The final solution for unemployment is work.
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Government Job Solution
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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Appearance Civilization Nation
I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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Myself People Want
We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.
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Forever Freedom Law Religious

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