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The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes.

~Calvin Coolidge

Topics: Classes Device Extinction Government Maintaining People Privileged Rights States Ultimate United United States

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I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.

~Calvin Coolidge

Topics: Emphasis Enforcement Law Little More Observance People Put Sometimes Than Wish Would

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Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.

~Calvin Coolidge

Topics: Attempting Developing Evil Good Great Great Hope Hope Lies Little Made Merely Our Progress

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

~Calvin Coolidge

Topics: Abide Chance Must Results Those Trust Who

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The business of America is business.

~Calvin Coolidge

Topics: America Business

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After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.

~Calvin Coolidge

Topics: After American American People Business Buying Chief Concerned Investing People Producing Profoundly Prospering Selling World

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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.

~Calvin Coolidge

Topics: Desk Less Limelight Men Midnight More Need Office Oil Politics Show Substitute Window

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Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

~Calvin Coolidge

Topics: Civilization Go Hand Profit

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In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action more important than all others. It consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you.

~Calvin Coolidge

Topics: Action Anything Consists Discharge Doing Duties Else Important More Never Office Others Rule Someone Than You

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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.

~Calvin Coolidge

Topics: Accomplish Advisable Am Best Best Time Consequence Deem Done Effort Found Give Heed Invariably Make Much People People Say Proclaim Say Something Time Too Too Much Trying Very I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: July 4th, 1872

Died: January 5th, 1933

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