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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

Calvin Coolidge

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
We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
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Charity Honor Ideal Peace
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
I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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Harm History Myself Silence
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
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
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
The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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Constitution Freedom Nation
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
I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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Myself People Want
When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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Job People Work
They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
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Care Problem Simplicity
The welfare of the weakest and the welfare of the most powerful are inseparably bound together. The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.
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Act Powerful Togetherness
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
Money will not purchase character or good government.
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Character Goodness Government Money
One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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Government Greatness People

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