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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.

Calvin Coolidge

I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
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Funny Humor Law Myself People
It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Goodness Government Important Liberty
Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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Accomplishment Myself Politics
Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.
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Control Government Independent Liberty Selfish Unity
Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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Effort Freedom Greatness Price
Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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Politics Yourself
Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control.
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Control Firsts Information Source
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
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
The final solution for unemployment is work.
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Government Job Solution
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
The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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Giving Help Himself
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
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Generosity Himself Leadership Life Motivational
Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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Deep Liberty
What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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Government Need
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

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