The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil.
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The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. Under this Republic the rewards of industry belong to those who earn them.
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I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.
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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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Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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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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The final solution for unemployment is work.
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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because. they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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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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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.
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