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.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWhen people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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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One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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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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Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
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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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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 Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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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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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country.
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