Money will not purchase character or good government.
CALVIN COOLIDGEIt is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
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Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because. they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.
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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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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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Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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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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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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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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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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I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
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There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
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