No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil.
CALVIN COOLIDGEFour-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.
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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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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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In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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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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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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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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One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
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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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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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Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government. The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box. Unless citizens perform their duties there, such a system of government is doomed to failure.
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