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Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.

Calvin Coolidge

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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Politics Property Right
To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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Human Live Patriot Politics Priviledge Race
Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
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Appearance Civilization Nation
What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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Government Need
In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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Citizenship Law Rule
The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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Giving Help Himself
When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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Control People Wild
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
Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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Cold Employment
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
The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
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Country Evil Goodness
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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Healing Man Mindset Nature Spirit Strength Tree
If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government. The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box. Unless citizens perform their duties there, such a system of government is doomed to failure.
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Citizenship Failure Government People
What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.
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Character Experience Men Resistance Temptation
Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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Deep Peace Strength Strong Weakness
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

Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.

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