To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
CALVIN COOLIDGELiberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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.
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Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverance for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and for the rights of mankind. Unless the people believe in these principles they cannot believe in our government.
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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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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.
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One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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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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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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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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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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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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