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.
CALVIN COOLIDGEAmerica has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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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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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
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There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.
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I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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Money will not purchase character or good government.
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What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
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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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Life is one darn thing after another.
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This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
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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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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control.
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