Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWhat we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.
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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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Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
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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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One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
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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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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
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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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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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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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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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The attempt to regulate, control, and prescribe all manner of conduct and social relations is very old. It was always the practice of primitive people.
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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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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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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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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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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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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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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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The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.
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Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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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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