Trump Quotes by Calvin Coolidge

14 Trump quotes by Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge’s famously terse style translates into 14 brief yet pointed comments on Trump, reflecting his belief in limited government and fiscal restraint.

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I do not choose to run for President in 1928.

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It is a great advantage to a President, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know he…

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One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.

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The centralization of power in Washington, which nearly all members of Congress deplore in their speech and then support by their votes,…

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The presidency does not yield to definition. Like the glory of a morning sunrise, it can be experienced.

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The words of the President have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscriminately.

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If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government... The whole system of American Government…

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It has become the custom in our country to expect all Chief Executives, from the President down, to conduct activities analogous to…

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Parties do not maintain themselves. They are maintained by effort. The government is not self-existent. It is maintained by the effort of…

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I think the Senate ought to realize that I have to have about me those in whom I have confidence; and unless…

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The two great political parties of the nation have existed for the purpose, each in accordance with its own principles, of undertaking…

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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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The president stands between the twin mirrors of the past and future, causing his being to become reflected an infinite amount of…

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If there is to be responsible party government, the party label must be something more than a mere device for securing office.…

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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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One of the greatest dangers to peace lies in the economic pressure to which people find themselves subjected. One of the most practical things…

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

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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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