Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWhat we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
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Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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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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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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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 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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The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts. Self-government means self-reliance.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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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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