Life is one darn thing after another.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWe want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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 Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
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Money will not purchase character or good government.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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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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Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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The attempt to regulate, control, and prescribe all manner of conduct and social relations is very old. It was always the practice of primitive people.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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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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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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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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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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The higher state to which [America] seeks the allegiance of all mankind is not of human, but of divine origin. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.
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