Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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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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When people not accustomed to Washington came to the office, or when I met them on some special occasion, they often remarked that it seemed to be my busy day, to which my stock reply came to be that all days were busy and there was little difference among them.
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Speaking of Chinese president Sun Yat-sen ...combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China.
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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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Works which endure come from the soul of the people. The mighty in their pride walk alone to destruction. The humble walk hand in hand with providence to immortality. Their works survive.
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But in cherishing all that is best in the land of your origin, and in desiring the highest welfare of the people of the old home, the question arises as to how that result can best be secured. I know that there is no better American spirit than that which is exhibited by many of those who have recently come to our shores.
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There is no substitute for a militant freedom. The only alternative is submission and slavery.
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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.
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Men do not make laws. They do but discover them. Laws must be justified by something more than the will of the majority. They must rest on the eternal foundation of righteousness. That state is most fortunate in its form of government which has the aptest instruments for the discovery of law.
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It is my belief that action under this section should be suspended until the Congress can reconsider the entire question in the light of the experience that has been developed since its enactment.
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District of Columbia welfare. The welfare work of the District of Columbia is administered by several different boards dealing with charities and various correctional efforts. It would be an improvement if this work were consolidated and placed under the direction of a single commission.
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Workmen's compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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I want to see America set the example to the world both in our domestic and foreign relations of magnanimity.
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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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Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to be in the White House.
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I feel I no longer fit in with these times.
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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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You have demonstrated again and again that it is useless to appeal to you on any thing but patriotic motives. You are for America, you are for our Constitution, you will not be tempted to take any action that will imperil our society or our Government.
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No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist.
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It is our purpose in our intercourse with foreign powers to rely not on the strength of our fleets and our armies but on the justice of our cause. For these reasons our country has not wished to maintain huge military forces. It has been convinced that it could better serve itself and better serve humanity by using its resources for other purposes.
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Well, they’re going to elect that Stupid Hoover, and he’s going to have some trouble. He’s going to have to spend money, but it won’t be enough. Then the Democrats will come in. But they don’t know anything about money.
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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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It was here that I first saw the light of day; here I received my bride, here my dead lie pillowed on the loving breast of our eternal hills.