If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government. The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box. Unless citizens perform their duties there, such a system of government is doomed to failure.
CALVIN COOLIDGEIf American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Life is one darn thing after another.
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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
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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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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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The final solution for unemployment is work.
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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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American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
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Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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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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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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What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.
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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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