The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
CALVIN COOLIDGESurprisingly 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.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.
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Life is one darn thing after another.
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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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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.
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There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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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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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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We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
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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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Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither.
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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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Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
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I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
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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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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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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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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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In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
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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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Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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