No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible.
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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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Life is one darn thing after another.
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We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn’t have any more.
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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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Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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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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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.
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I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves
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I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can’t be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
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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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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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