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Duty is not collective; it is personal.

Calvin Coolidge

One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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Government Greatness 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
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
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
Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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Collective Duty Personal
Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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Politics Property Right
Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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Government Ideal
We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn’t have any more.
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Feeling Law Myself
We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
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Intellectual Philosophy Spiritual Vision
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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God Money Patriot Prosperity
The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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Giving Help Himself
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
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
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Forget Nation People War
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
What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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Government Need

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