This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
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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Life is one darn thing after another.
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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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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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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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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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Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government.
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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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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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Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
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Teaching is one of the noblest of professions. It requires an adequate preparation and training, patience, devotion, and a deep sense of responsibility. Those who mold the human mind have wrought not for time, but for eternity.
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Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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