When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe 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.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
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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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Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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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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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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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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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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Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
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I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can’t be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
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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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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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