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.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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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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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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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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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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We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the Government has superior capacity for action. Often times both of these conclusions are wrong.
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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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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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You can’t know too much, but you can say too much.
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There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
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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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