Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

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Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep...

Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep...

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned...

After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned...

Business will be either better or worse

Business will be either better or worse

The man who builds a factory builds a temple, that the man who works there...

The man who builds a factory builds a temple, that the man who works there...

Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature...

Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for...

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for...

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

They criticize me for harping on the obvious - If all the folks in the...

They criticize me for harping on the obvious - If all the folks in the...

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not...

We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not...

Our real problem is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of...

Our real problem is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of...

Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes for...

Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes for...

What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential...

What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential...