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In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.

Calvin Coolidge

Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
CALVIN COOLIDGE

Government Ideal
The welfare of the weakest and the welfare of the most powerful are inseparably bound together. The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.
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Act Powerful Togetherness
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
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Forget Nation People War
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
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
The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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Responsibility Right Simplicity
One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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Government Greatness People
No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil.
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End Pay People Rich Talk
It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Goodness Government Important Liberty
You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Prosperity Success Yourself
Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
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Business Improvement Present
The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity. Unless this principle be recognized our country is no longer secure, our people no longer free.
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Country Freedom Necessary People Principle Security
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
There have been great men with little of what we call education. There have been many small men with a great deal of learning. There has never been a great people who did not possess great learning.
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Deal Education Greatness Men Science
The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. Under this Republic the rewards of industry belong to those who earn them.
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Beyond Collection Doubt Reward

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