Quote by Calvin Coolidge
Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what i

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

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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

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Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws. – Calvin Coolidge

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Show me a great actor and Ill show you a lousy husband. Show me a great actress, and youve seen the devil. – W. C. Fields

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