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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More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Life is one darn thing after another.
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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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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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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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The final solution for unemployment is work.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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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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Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the Government has superior capacity for action. Often times both of these conclusions are wrong.
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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 property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity. Unless this principle be recognized our country is no longer secure, our people no longer free.
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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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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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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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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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What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
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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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They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
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Money will not purchase character or good 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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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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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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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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