Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.

CALVIN COOLIDGE

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Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.

Calvin Coolidge

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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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In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.

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In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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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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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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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.

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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.

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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.

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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.

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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.

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I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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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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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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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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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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Teaching is one of the noblest of professions. It requires an adequate preparation and training, patience, devotion, and a deep sense of responsibility. Those who mold the human mind have wrought not for time, but for eternity.

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Teaching is one of the noblest of professions. It requires an adequate preparation and training, patience, devotion, and a deep sense of responsibility. Those who mold the human mind have wrought not for time, but for eternity.
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Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.

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Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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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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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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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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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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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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