Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
CALVIN COOLIDGENothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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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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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.
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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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If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.
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There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer.
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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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If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible.
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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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Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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Money will not purchase character or good government.
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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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