All Calvin Coolidge Quotes
- If the people lose control of the arteries of trade and the natural sources of mechanical power, the nationalization of all industry should soon be… Alert
- It is very difficult to reconcile the American ideal of a sovereign people capable of owning and managing their own government with an inability to… American
- I am for economy. After that I am for more economy. At this time and under present conditions that is my conception of serving all… All
- Our country represents nothing but peaceful intentions toward all the earth, but it ought not to fail to maintain such a military force as comports… All
- The appropriation of public money always is perfectly lovely until some one is asked to pay the bill. If we are to have a billion… Appropriation
- We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an… America
- I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people. The men and women of… Abundant
- There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time. Any
- The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom. Constitution
- No enterprise can exist for itself alone. Alone
- Education should be the handmaid of citizenship. Citizenship
- Public debt [is] a burden on all the people. All
- The more I study it [the Constitution], the more I have come to admire it, realizing that no other document devised by the hand of… Admire
- It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion Avoid
- Coolidge expressed his "sympathy with the deep and intense longing which finds such fine expression in the Jewish National Homeland in Palestine." Coolidge
- The Jews themselves, of whom a considerable number were already scattered throughout the colonies, were true to the teachings of their prophets. The Jewish faith… Colonies
- If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible Abundantly
- A government must govern, must prescribe and enforce laws within its sphere or cease to be a government. Moreover, the individual must be independent and… Action
- While legislation can stimulate and encourage, the real creative ability which builds up and develops the country, and in general makes human existence more tolerable… Ability
- 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… Art
- There is no substitute for a militant freedom. Freedom
- Despotism has forever had a powerful hold upon the world. Autocratic government, not self-government, has been the prevailing state of mankind. The record of past… Autocratic
- Teaching is one of the noblest of professions. It requires an adequate preparation and training, patience, devotion, and a deep sense of responsibility. Those who… Adequate
- Why don't we just buy one airplane and let the pilots take turns flying it. Airplane
- No one ever lost his job by listening too much. Ever Lost