Mean Quotes by Calvin Coolidge

14 Mean quotes by Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge’s fourteen statements on meanness carry his stoic, no‑nonsense tone. The selection provides a clear, concise view of how a former president perceived cruelty in public and private life.

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Self-government means self support.

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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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We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of…

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History reveals no civilized people among whom there was not a highly educated class and large aggregations of wealth. Large profits mean…

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To expect to increase prices and then to maintain them at a higher level by means of a plan which must of…

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We insist on producing a farm surplus, but think the government should find a profitable market for it. We overindulge in speculation,…

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The people cannot look to legislation generally for success. Industry, thrift, character, are not conferred by act or resolve. Government cannot relieve…

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Numbered among our population are some 12,000,000 colored people. Under our Constitution their rights are just as sacred as those of any…

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I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people. The men…

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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…

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Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government.…

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Under our institutions the only way to perfect the Government is to perfect the individual citizen. It is necessary to reach the…

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Some of the offers that have come to me would never have come if I had not been President. That means these…

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The duties which a police officer owes to the state are of a most exacting nature. No one is compelled to choose…

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“I have noticed that nothing I have never said ever did me any harm.”

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The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity.…

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“The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten.”

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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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Nations are beginning to look to some vague organization, some nebulous course of humanity, to pay their bills and tell them what to do.…

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The government can supply no substitute for enterprise.

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“While we should not refuse to spend and be spent in the service of our country, it is hazardous to attempt what we feel…

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War is the rule of force, and peace is the reign of law.

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Advertising ministers to the spiritual side of trade. It is great power that has been entrusted to your keeping which charges you with the…

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We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of…

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