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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.

Calvin Coolidge

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
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
To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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Human Live Patriot Politics Priviledge Race
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
After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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Government Liberty Necessary Order
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
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
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
Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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Desire Destiny Men
You can display no greater wisdom than by resisting proposals for needless legislation. It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Bills Goodness Important Man
No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil.
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End Pay People Rich Talk
Life is one darn thing after another.
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Life One Liner
I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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Harm History Myself Silence
Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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Collective Duty Personal
The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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Country Potential Vision
The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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Constitution Freedom Nation
Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.
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Achievement Doubt
Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverance for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and for the rights of mankind. Unless the people believe in these principles they cannot believe in our government.
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Believe Equality Government Justice Ourselves Religion Right Truth
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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Forever Freedom Law Religious
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
There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer.
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Healing Man Mindset Nature Spirit Strength Tree
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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God Money Patriot Prosperity
I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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Myself People Want
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
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Forget Nation People War
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
If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government. The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box. Unless citizens perform their duties there, such a system of government is doomed to failure.
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Citizenship Failure Government People

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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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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