In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
CALVIN COOLIDGEOne of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.
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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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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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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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Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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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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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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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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Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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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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American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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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 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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When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
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