Duty is not collective; it is personal.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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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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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
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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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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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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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You can’t know too much, but you can say too much.
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The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity. Unless this principle be recognized our country is no longer secure, our people no longer free.
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Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.
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If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government. The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box. Unless citizens perform their duties there, such a system of government is doomed to failure.
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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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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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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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