We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn’t have any more.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWe 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.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
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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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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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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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The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country.
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I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
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