We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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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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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School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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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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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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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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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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Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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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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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.
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Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country.
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