Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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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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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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control.
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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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Silence can never be misquoted.
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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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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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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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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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There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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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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The welfare of the weakest and the welfare of the most powerful are inseparably bound together. The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.
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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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In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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