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Quote by Calvin Coolidge
Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where

Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws. – Calvin Coolidge

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The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes. – Calvin Coolidge

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After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world. – Calvin Coolidge

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The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world. – Georges Simenon

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Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient. – Thomas Aquinas

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Its human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same time we want to tear it down. Thats just so normal. – Amy Grant

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With a lot of hair and make-up then Im possibly, remotely attractive. But its rare, I dont think Im ugly but Im nothing particularly special. Im not a yoga and health girl. I dont exercise that much and I eat crap and smoke and bite my nails. – Lisa Marie Presley

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The moment of inspiration can come from memory, or language, or the imagination, or experience – anything that makes an impression forcibly enough for language to form. – Carol Ann Duffy

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