When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
CALVIN COOLIDGEA display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn’t have any more.
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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 have been great men with little of what we call education. There have been many small men with a great deal of learning. There has never been a great people who did not possess great learning.
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In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.
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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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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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Life is one darn thing after another.
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I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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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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You can display no greater wisdom than by resisting proposals for needless legislation. It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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