We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.

When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish...

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish...

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

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

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...

After all, the chief business of the American people is business

After all, the chief business of the American people is business

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine...

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine...

Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.

Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.

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

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

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.

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...

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

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

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