American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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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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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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There have been great men with little of what we call education. There have been many small men with a great deal of learning. There has never been a great people who did not possess great learning.
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We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn’t have any more.
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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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Life is one darn thing after another.
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We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.
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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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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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The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
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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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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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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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