The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country.
CALVIN COOLIDGENothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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Teaching is one of the noblest of professions. It requires an adequate preparation and training, patience, devotion, and a deep sense of responsibility. Those who mold the human mind have wrought not for time, but for eternity.
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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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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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There have been great men with little of what we call education. There have been many small men with a great deal of learning. There has never been a great people who did not possess great learning.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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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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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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Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverance for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and for the rights of mankind. Unless the people believe in these principles they cannot believe in our government.
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