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We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.

Calvin Coolidge

There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.
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Government Justification
Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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Deep Peace Strength Strong Weakness
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
We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn’t have any more.
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Feeling Law Myself
I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can’t be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
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Accomplishment Effort Generosity People
The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity. Unless this principle be recognized our country is no longer secure, our people no longer free.
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Country Freedom Necessary People Principle Security
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
Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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Government Ideal
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
In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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Commitment Dedication Intelligence Missing Passion Persistence Talent
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 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
I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves
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Government People Rule
When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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Control People Wild
There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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Character Destruction Prosperity
After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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Government Liberty Necessary Order

We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.

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We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.

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