Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWhen more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Silence can never be misquoted.
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In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither.
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Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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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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Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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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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Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.
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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 want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves
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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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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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What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
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