A government which lays taxes on the people not required by urgent public necessity and sound public policy is not a protector of liberty, but an instrument of tyranny. It condemns the citizen to servitude.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWe cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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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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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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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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Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer.
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Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can’t be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
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Life is one darn thing after another.
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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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