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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Calvin Coolidge

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
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
Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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Citizenship Education Law
Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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Thinking Yourself
Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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Politics Property Right
Silence can never be misquoted.
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Silence Wrong
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
We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
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Intellectual Philosophy Spiritual Vision
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
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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Effort Growth Intellectual Work
You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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Explanation Silence
A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
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Determination Force Reason
There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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Character Destruction Prosperity
If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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Happiness Positive Run Thinking Yourself
Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
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Dissappear Politics Trouble
Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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Ability Disappointment Givie Up Success

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