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I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.

Calvin Coolidge

The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. Under this Republic the rewards of industry belong to those who earn them.
CALVIN COOLIDGE

Beyond Collection Doubt Reward
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
I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves
CALVIN COOLIDGE

Government People Rule
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
What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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Government Need
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
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Forget Nation People War
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.
CALVIN COOLIDGE

Intellectual Philosophy Spiritual Vision
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
Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
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Appearance Civilization Nation
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
You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Prosperity Success Yourself
Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
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Business Improvement Present
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
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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God Money Patriot Prosperity

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