The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWe cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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The final solution for unemployment is work.
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We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the Government has superior capacity for action. Often times both of these conclusions are wrong.
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They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
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Money will not purchase character or good government.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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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 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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Teaching is one of the noblest of professions. It requires an adequate preparation and training, patience, devotion, and a deep sense of responsibility. Those who mold the human mind have wrought not for time, but for eternity.
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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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Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
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