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Calvin Coolidge
Age: 60 †
Born: 1872
Born: July 4
Died: 1933
Died: January 5
30Th U.S. President
Autobiographer
Lawyer
Politician
Statesperson
Plymouth Notch
Vermont
John Calvin Coolidge Jr.
John Calvin Coolidge
President Coolidge
J. C. Coolidge
C. Coolidge
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Of course, the accumulation of wealth cannot be justified as the chief end of existence.
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Work is not a curse it is the prerogative of intelligence, the only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization.
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This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
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Any reward that is worth having only comes to the industrious. The success which is made in any walk of life is measured almost exactly by the amount of hard work that is put into it.
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Not long ago I heard a Navy chaplain refer to the sage advice of the Apostle to put first things first...If we are to heed the admonition to put first things first...one of the main essentials which lies at the very beginning of civilization is that of security.
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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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When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
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Civilization and profit go hand in hand.
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America... Cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.
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No enterprise can exist for itself alone.
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I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
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Under our institutions each individual is born to sovereignty. Whatever he may adopt as a means of livelihood, his real business is serving his country. He cannot hold himself above his fellow men. The greatest place of command is really the place of obedience, and the greatest place of honor is really the place of service.
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To place your name by gift or bequest in the keeping of an active educational institution is to...make a permanent contribution to the welfare of humanity.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves
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If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.
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[Sun Yat-sen is a] combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China.
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Prosperity cannot be divorced from humanity.
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Advertising is the most potent influence in adapting and changing the habits and modes of life affecting what we eat, what we wear, and the work and play of a whole nation.
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Wealth comes from industry and from the hard experience of human toil. To dissipate it in waste and extravagance is disloyalty to humanity.
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