Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.
CALVIN COOLIDGEMan everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control.
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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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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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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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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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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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In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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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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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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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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We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
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This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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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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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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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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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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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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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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