We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts. Self-government means self-reliance.
CALVIN COOLIDGEI have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can’t be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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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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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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Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil.
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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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Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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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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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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