The higher state to which [America] seeks the allegiance of all mankind is not of human, but of divine origin. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.
CALVIN COOLIDGELiberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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You can’t know too much, but you can say too much.
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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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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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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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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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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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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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Teaching is one of the noblest of professions. It requires an adequate preparation and training, patience, devotion, and a deep sense of responsibility. Those who mold the human mind have wrought not for time, but for eternity.
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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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What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
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Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. Under this Republic the rewards of industry belong to those who earn them.
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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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