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The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.

Calvin Coolidge

Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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Government Ideal
After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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Government Liberty Necessary Order
The higher state to which [America] seeks the allegiance of all mankind is not of human, but of divine origin. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.
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America Divine Human Man Purpose
The attempt to regulate, control, and prescribe all manner of conduct and social relations is very old. It was always the practice of primitive people.
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Old People Practice Relation
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
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
Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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Citizenship Education Law
The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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Giving Help Himself
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
When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
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Death Democracy Feeling Himself Institution Leadership Men Ourselves Spirit
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.
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Attention Important Men Problem Serious
Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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Thinking Yourself
Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.
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Achievement Doubt
The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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Constitution Freedom Nation
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
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

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