The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThere is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government. The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box. Unless citizens perform their duties there, such a system of government is doomed to failure.
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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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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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I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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The welfare of the weakest and the welfare of the most powerful are inseparably bound together. The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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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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Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.
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Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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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 want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.
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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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