We pay too little attention to the reserve power of the people to take care of themselves. We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the government has…

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

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No man ever listened himself out of a job.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

The business of America is business.

The business of America is business.

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...

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish...

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish...

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...

Business will be either better or worse

Business will be either better or worse

You can't know too much, but you can say too much.

You can't know too much, but you can say too much.

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...

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

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

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that...

You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that...

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

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

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

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...

Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to...

Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to...

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...

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

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

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...

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say...

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say...

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.