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

Calvin Coolidge

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
American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
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Change Ideal Understand
Life is one darn thing after another.
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Life One Liner
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
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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God Money Patriot Prosperity
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
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
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
Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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Government Ideal
If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible.
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Democracy Faith Greatness Hope Humanity Religious
Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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Deep Peace Strength Strong Weakness
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
You can’t know too much, but you can say too much.
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Choice Knowledge Yourself
Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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Citizenship Education Law
What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
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Good Woman Help Men
I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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Myself People Want

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