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The danger to America is not in the direction of the failure to maintain its economic position, but in the direction of the failure to maintain its ideals.

Calvin Coolidge

Silence can never be misquoted.
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Silence Wrong
Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
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Easy Government Money
It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.
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Difficult Greatness Men
You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Prosperity Success Yourself
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
School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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Beginning Education Learning
Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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Ability Disappointment Givie Up Success
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
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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Legal Liberty Necessary Robbery
Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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Deep Peace Strength Strong Weakness
When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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Control People Wild
The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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Giving Help Himself
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
Teaching is one of the noblest of professions. It requires an adequate preparation and training, patience, devotion, and a deep sense of responsibility. Those who mold the human mind have wrought not for time, but for eternity.
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Patience Preparation Responsibility Teaching Training
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
In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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Commitment Dedication Intelligence Missing Passion Persistence Talent

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