The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes.

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

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It takes a great man to be a good listener.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own...

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own...

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking...

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking...

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

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...

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking...

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking...

Advertising is the life of trade.

Advertising is the life of trade.

No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs...

No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs...

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

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

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as...

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as...

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time...

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time...

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....

Success focuses on the six D's: Desire, Determination, Discipline, Devotion, Dedication, and Destiny.

Success focuses on the six D's: Desire, Determination, Discipline, Devotion, Dedication, and Destiny.

Determination is the wake-up call to the human will

Determination is the wake-up call to the human will

The only bridge I've ever burned along this legacy I dance is the one that...

The only bridge I've ever burned along this legacy I dance is the one that...

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part...

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part...

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is...

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is...