We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
CALVIN COOLIDGEUnless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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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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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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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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Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.
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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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The higher state to which [America] seeks the allegiance of all mankind is not of human, but of divine origin. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.
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