America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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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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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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.
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American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
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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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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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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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What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.
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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
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One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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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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