School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
CALVIN COOLIDGEIn a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither.
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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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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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You can’t know too much, but you can say too much.
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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible.
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A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
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The danger to America is not in the direction of the failure to maintain its economic position, but in the direction of the failure to maintain its ideals.
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We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn’t have any more.
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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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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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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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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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The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. Under this Republic the rewards of industry belong to those who earn them.
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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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One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
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One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government.
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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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The higher state to which [America] seeks the allegiance of all mankind is not of human, but of divine origin. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.
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Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because. they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.
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