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.
CALVIN COOLIDGEI 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.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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There have been great men with little of what we call education. There have been many small men with a great deal of learning. There has never been a great people who did not possess great learning.
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School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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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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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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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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Life is one darn thing after another.
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The final solution for unemployment is work.
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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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One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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