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Calvin Coolidge Quotes: Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
         

Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.


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



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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.



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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.



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

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



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.

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.



It takes a great man to be a good listener.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.



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

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



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Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.



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