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 COOLIDGEThere is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer.
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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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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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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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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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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
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