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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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.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

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

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

We pay too little attention to the reserve power of the people to take care...

We pay too little attention to the reserve power of the people to take care...

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great...

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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....

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...

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

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

I have never been hurt by what I have not said.

I have never been hurt by what I have not said.

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.

Business will be either better or worse

Business will be either better or worse

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

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

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...

If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a...

If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a...

Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in...

Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in...

It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed...

It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed...