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Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because. they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.

Calvin Coolidge

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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Democracy Faith Greatness Hope Humanity Religious
The danger to America is not in the direction of the failure to maintain its economic position, but in the direction of the failure to maintain its ideals.
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Danger Direction Economic Failure
We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither.
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Character Civilization Government
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Forget Nation People War
What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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Government Need
You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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Explanation Silence
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
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
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
The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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Responsibility Right Simplicity
It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.
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Difficult Greatness Men
We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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Ambition Effort Time
Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
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Dissappear Politics Trouble
There have been great men with little of what we call education. There have been many small men with a great deal of learning. There has never been a great people who did not possess great learning.
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Deal Education Greatness Men Science
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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Easy Government Money
School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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Beginning Education Learning

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