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There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.

Calvin Coolidge

We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn’t have any more.
CALVIN COOLIDGE

Feeling Law Myself
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.
CALVIN COOLIDGE

Believe Equality Government Justice Ourselves Religion Right Truth
If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
CALVIN COOLIDGE

Happiness Positive Run Thinking Yourself
America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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Character Men Problem Woman
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.
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Direction Hard Work Knowledge Maturity Simplicity Wisdom
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
You can’t know too much, but you can say too much.
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Choice Knowledge Yourself
The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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Constitution Freedom Nation
It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Goodness Government Important Liberty
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
One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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Government Greatness People
Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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Thinking Yourself
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
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
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
You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Prosperity Success Yourself

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