"Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong."
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"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
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"Restricted immigration is not an offensive but purely a defensive action. It is not adopted in criticism of others in the slightest degree, but solely for the purpose of protecting ourselves. We cast no aspersions on any race or creed, but we must remember that every object of our institutions of society and government will fail unless America be kept American."
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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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"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."
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"We do not need more material development, we need more spiritual development. We do not need more intellectual power, we need more moral power. We do not need more knowledge, we need more character. We do not need more government, we need more culture. We do not need more law, we need more religion. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen. It is on that side of life that it is desirable to put the emphasis at the present time. If that side be strengthened, the other side will take care of itself."
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"Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas."
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"Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery."
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"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."
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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."
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"It takes a great man to be a good listener."
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"Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty."
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"Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent."
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"You can't increase prosperity by taxing success."
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"I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves"
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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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"One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton."
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"Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business."
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"The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
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"Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create."
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