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There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

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That is why I fought against abortion and that is why if I were still in the Senate I would be doing everything I could to defend the sanctity of marriage. ↗

— Jesse Helms

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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of face within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

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We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

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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

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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

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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. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#big problems #care #criticize #few #folks

In the polls, over 80% support the right to die and have done for the last 25 years. Even 80% of practising Catholics and Protestants support it, plus 76% of Church Times readers. ↗

— Polly Toynbee

#church #die #done #even #last

I think singing it when it's done well is extremely natural. It feels great. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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