The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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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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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If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government. The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box. Unless citizens perform their duties there, such a system of government is doomed to failure.
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Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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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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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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I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can’t be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
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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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One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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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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The attempt to regulate, control, and prescribe all manner of conduct and social relations is very old. It was always the practice of primitive people.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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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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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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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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A government which lays taxes on the people not required by urgent public necessity and sound public policy is not a protector of liberty, but an instrument of tyranny. It condemns the citizen to servitude.
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