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Whenever I indulge my sense of humor, it gets me into trouble.
Calvin Coolidge
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Calvin Coolidge
Age: 60 †
Born: 1872
Born: July 4
Died: 1933
Died: January 5
30Th U.S. President
Autobiographer
Lawyer
Politician
Statesperson
Plymouth Notch
Vermont
John Calvin Coolidge Jr.
John Calvin Coolidge
President Coolidge
J. C. Coolidge
C. Coolidge
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The Jews themselves, of whom a considerable number were already scattered throughout the colonies, were true to the teachings of their prophets. The Jewish faith is predominantly the faith of liberty.
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Eat it up, make it do, wear it out.
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A wholesome regard for the memory of the great men of long ago is the best assurance to a people of a continuation of great men to come, who shall be able to instruct, to lead, and to inspire. A people who worship at the shrine of true greatness will themselves be truly great.
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