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Calvin Coolidge, His Ideals of Citizenship as Revealed Through His Speeches and Writings

Book by Calvin Coolidge · 5 quotes · People, Mean, Government

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Calvin Coolidge, His Ideals of Citizenship as Revealed Through His Speeches and Writings Quotes

“The people cannot look to legislation generally for success. Industry, thrift, character, are not conferred by act or resolve. Government cannot relieve from toil. It can provide no substitute for the rewards of service. It can, of course, care for the defective and recognize distinguished merit. The normal must care for themselves. Self-government means self-support.”

“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.”

“Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.”

“Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government. Like other values it has its counterfeits. So much emphasis has been placed upon the false that the significance of the true has been obscured and politics has come to convey the meaning of crafty and cunning selfishness, instead of candid and sincere service.”