Calvin Coolidge Quotes

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• Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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• Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.

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  Selfish, Taken, Government

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

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  Strength, Peace, Strong

  Calvin Coolidge (1924). “Calvin Coolidge, His Ideals of Citizenship as Revealed Through His Speeches and Writings”

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• Restricted immigration is not an offensive but purely a defensive action. It is not adopted in criticism of others in the slightest degree, but solely for the purpose of protecting ourselves. We cast no aspersions on any race or creed, but we must remember that every object of our institutions of society and government will fail unless America be kept American.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Race, Government, America

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• The things I never say never get me into trouble.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Trouble, Never Say Never

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• It takes a great man to be a good listener.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Life, Relationship, Wisdom

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

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  Knowledge, Too Much, Knows

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• Silence can never be misquoted.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Silence

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• Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Giving Up, Disappointment, Faces

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• Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control.

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  Information, Firsts, Source

  "The Press Under a Free Government". Address before the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington, January 17, 1925.

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• You can't increase prosperity by taxing success.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Prosperity, Increase

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• A government which lays taxes on the people not required by urgent public necessity and sound public policy is not a protector of liberty, but an instrument of tyranny. It condemns the citizen to servitude.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Government, People, Presidential

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• The centralization of power in Washington, which nearly all members of Congress deplore in their speech and then support by their votes, steadily increases.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Support, Speech, Vote

  Calvin Coolidge (2001). “The Quotable Calvin Coolidge: Sensible Words for a New Century”, Images from the Past Incorporated

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• The world is full of educated derelicts.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Perseverance, Determination, Persistence

  Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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• We do not need more material development, we need more spiritual development. We do not need more intellectual power, we need more moral power. We do not need more knowledge, we need more character. We do not need more government, we need more culture. We do not need more law, we need more religion. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen. It is on that side of life that it is desirable to put the emphasis at the present time. If that side be strengthened, the other side will take care of itself.

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  Spiritual, Character, Government

  Calvin Coolidge (1925). “America's Need for Education: And Other Educational Addresses”

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• Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.

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  Liberty, Libertarian, Individualism

  "Authority and Religious Liberty". Address before the Holy Name Society, Washington, D.C., archive.org. September 21, 1924.

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• You don't have to explain something you never said.

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  Silence, Said

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• Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create.

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  Achievement, Doubters, Achieve

  Calvin Coolidge (2001). “The Quotable Calvin Coolidge: Sensible Words for a New Century”, Images from the Past Incorporated

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• One of the greatest perils to an extensive republic is the disregard of individual rights.

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  Rights, Republic, Individual

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• In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.

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  Passion, Commitment, Persistence

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

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  Life, Leadership, Motivational Sports

  Calvin Coolidge (1920). “Law and Order”

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• A wholesome regard for the memory of the great men of long ago is the best assurance to a people of a continuation of great men to come, who shall be able to instruct, to lead, and to inspire. A people who worship at the shrine of true greatness will themselves be truly great.

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  Memories, Greatness, Men

  Calvin Coolidge (2001). “The Price of Freedom: Speeches and Addresses”, p.171, The Minerva Group, Inc.

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  The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Military, Army, Navy

  Duff Gilfond, Calvin Coolidge (1932). “The Rise of Saint Calvin: Merry Sidelights on the Career of Mr. Coolidge”

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• I should be very sorry to see the United States holding anyone in confinement on account of any opinion that that person might hold. It is a fundamental tenet of our institutions that people have a right to believe what they want to believe and hold such opinions as they want to hold without having to answer to anyone for their private opinion.

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  Sorry, Believe, People

  Ferrell, Calvin Coolidge, Robert H. Ferrell, Howard H. Quint (1979). “TALKATIVE PRESIDENT OFF”, Dissertations-G

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• The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Inspirational, Perseverance, Determination

  Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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