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.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
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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What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.
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This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
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A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
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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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The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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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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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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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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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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The danger to America is not in the direction of the failure to maintain its economic position, but in the direction of the failure to maintain its ideals.
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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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Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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