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Character is the only secure foundation of the state.
Calvin Coolidge
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Calvin Coolidge
Age: 60 †
Born: 1872
Born: July 4
Died: 1933
Died: January 5
30Th U.S. President
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Plymouth Notch
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John Calvin Coolidge Jr.
John Calvin Coolidge
President Coolidge
J. C. Coolidge
C. Coolidge
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America... Cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.
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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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There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time.
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This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
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Nature is inexorable. If men do not follow the truth they cannot live.
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Because of what America is and what America has done, a firmer courage, a higher hope, inspires the heart of all humanity.
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In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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To place your name by gift or bequest in the keeping of an active educational institution is to...make a permanent contribution to the welfare of humanity.
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If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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Industry cannot flourish if labor languish.
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One of the greatest perils to an extensive republic is the disregard of individual rights.
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It is very difficult to reconcile the American ideal of a sovereign people capable of owning and managing their own government with an inability to own and manage their own business.
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It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. . . . We need to feel that behind us is intelligence and love.
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Measured by the standards of men of their time, [the Pilgrims] were the humble of the earth. Measured by later accomplishments, they were the mighty. In appearance weak and persecuted they came -- rejected, despised -- an insignificant band in reality strong and independent, a mighty host of whom the world was not worthy destined to free mankind.
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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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American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
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It takes a great man to be a good listener.
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