Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWhat men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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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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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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The final solution for unemployment is work.
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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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A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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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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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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A government which lays taxes on the people not required by urgent public necessity and sound public policy is not a protector of liberty, but an instrument of tyranny. It condemns the citizen to servitude.
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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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We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither.
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In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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The attempt to regulate, control, and prescribe all manner of conduct and social relations is very old. It was always the practice of primitive people.
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