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.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThere 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.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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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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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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If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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Money will not purchase character or good government.
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Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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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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Life is one darn thing after another.
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School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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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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Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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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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