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

Calvin Coolidge

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
One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
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Himself Learning Lesson Oneself Word
After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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Government Liberty Necessary Order
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
Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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Government Ideal
Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverance for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and for the rights of mankind. Unless the people believe in these principles they cannot believe in our government.
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Believe Equality Government Justice Ourselves Religion Right Truth
One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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Government Greatness People
You can display no greater wisdom than by resisting proposals for needless legislation. It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Bills Goodness Important Man
Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
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Dissappear Politics Trouble
Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government.
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Art End Government Mean Politics
Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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Politics Property Right
You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Prosperity Success Yourself
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Forget Nation People War
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
Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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Deep Peace Strength Strong Weakness
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

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