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Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.

Calvin Coolidge

Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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Deep Peace Strength Strong Weakness
The final solution for unemployment is work.
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Government Job Solution
You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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Explanation Silence
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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Effort Growth Intellectual Work
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
Silence can never be misquoted.
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Silence Wrong
Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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Citizenship Education Law
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
Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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Effort Freedom Greatness Price
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
In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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Citizenship Law Rule
If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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Happiness Positive Run Thinking Yourself
Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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Politics Property Right
If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government. The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box. Unless citizens perform their duties there, such a system of government is doomed to failure.
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Citizenship Failure Government People
The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country.
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Country Difficult Faith God Ourselves Support Teaching
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

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