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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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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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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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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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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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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You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
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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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Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
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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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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.
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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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