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.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. Under this Republic the rewards of industry belong to those who earn them.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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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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Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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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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You can display no greater wisdom than by resisting proposals for needless legislation. It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity. Unless this principle be recognized our country is no longer secure, our people no longer free.
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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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Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control.
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The danger to America is not in the direction of the failure to maintain its economic position, but in the direction of the failure to maintain its ideals.
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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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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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Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
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