The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThey criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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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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A government which lays taxes on the people not required by urgent public necessity and sound public policy is not a protector of liberty, but an instrument of tyranny. It condemns the citizen to servitude.
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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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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.
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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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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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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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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 do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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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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