Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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Civilization is measured in no small part by these standards. The famous beauty and symmetry of the Greek race in its prime was due in no small part to their general participation in athletic games. This meant development.
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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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You can't know too much, but you can say too much.
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Your letter is received, accompanied by a newspaper clipping which discusses the possibility that a colored man may be the Republican nominee for Congress from one of the New York districts.
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It is not industry, but idleness, that is degrading.
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Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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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.
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It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.
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I have never been hurt by what I have not said.
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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.
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The words of a President have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscriminately.
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To such a memorial as exists here we can only come in a spirit of humility and of gratitude. We can not hope to repay those whom we are assembled to honor. They were moved by a noble conception of human possibilities and human destiny. But we can undertake to find what was their inspiration and seek to make it our guide. By that they will be recompensed.
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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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Workmen's compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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To be independent to my mind does not mean to be isolated, to be the priest or the Levite, but rather to be the good Samaritan. There is no real independence save only as we secure it through the law of service.
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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Another activity which is being encouraged is that of gardening. This is necessarily somewhat limited, but the opportunity for engaging in it has never been anywhere near exhausted. It makes its appeal alike to youth and age. It is extremely practical on the one hand, and lends itself to the artistic on the other.
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Another matter before the Congress is legislation affecting the labor sections of the transportation act. Much criticism has been directed at the workings of this section and experience has shown that some useful amendment could be made to these provisions.
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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.
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Due to the efficient supervision of the Secretary of War the Army of the United States has been organized with a small body of Regulars and a moderate National Guard and Reserve. The defense test of September 12 demonstrated the efficiency of the operating plans. These methods and operations are well worthy of congressional support.