Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
CALVIN COOLIDGEDuty is not collective; it is personal.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity. Unless this principle be recognized our country is no longer secure, our people no longer free.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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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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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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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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The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. Under this Republic the rewards of industry belong to those who earn them.
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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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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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Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
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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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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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What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
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The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
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If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible.
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