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.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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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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American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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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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I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
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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 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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It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.
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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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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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Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
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