The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThere is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.
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If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.
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Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
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The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity. Unless this principle be recognized our country is no longer secure, our people no longer free.
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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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Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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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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There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer.
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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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The welfare of the weakest and the welfare of the most powerful are inseparably bound together. The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.
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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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In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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