What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
CALVIN COOLIDGEProsperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves
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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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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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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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Life is one darn thing after another.
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I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
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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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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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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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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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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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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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