The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
CALVIN COOLIDGEPerhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts. Self-government means self-reliance.
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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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You can display no greater wisdom than by resisting proposals for needless legislation. It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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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.
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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.
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We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.
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Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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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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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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