We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts. Self-government means self-reliance.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWhen more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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The final solution for unemployment is work.
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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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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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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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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.
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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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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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One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
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Life is one darn thing after another.
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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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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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