The welfare of the weakest and the welfare of the most powerful are inseparably bound together. The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
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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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Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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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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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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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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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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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
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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.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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