One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWe do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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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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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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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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The final solution for unemployment is work.
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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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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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Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
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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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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can’t be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
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