I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
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 final solution for unemployment is work.
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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 right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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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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American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
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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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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves
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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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We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither.
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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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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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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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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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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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