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Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.

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
We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the Government has superior capacity for action. Often times both of these conclusions are wrong.
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Action Government People Theory Wrong
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
We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
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Charity Honor Ideal Peace
Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.
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Important Oneself Reality
There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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Freedom Important Independent Money Quite
Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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Effort Freedom Greatness Price
One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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Government Greatness People
Silence can never be misquoted.
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Silence Wrong
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
Life is one darn thing after another.
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Life One Liner
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
There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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Character Destruction Prosperity
You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Prosperity Success Yourself
A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
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Determination Force Reason
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
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
America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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Character Men Problem Woman
The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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Giving Help Himself
I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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Myself People Want
We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.
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Forever Freedom Law Religious
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
What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
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Good Woman Help Men
Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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Cold Employment
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
Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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Thinking Yourself
Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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Desire Destiny Men

Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.

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Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.

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