All Calvin Coolidge Quotes
- The chief business of the American people is business. American
- Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments. This is both historically and logically true. Of course the government can help to sustain ideals… Bear
- Baseball is our national game. Baseball
- It would be difficult to conceive a finer example of true sport. Conceive
- Of course, the accumulation of wealth cannot be justified as the chief end of existence, Accumulation
- We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts....… Action
- What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations. Appointive
- Any reward that is worth having only comes to the industrious. The success which is made in any walk of life is measured almost exactly… Almost Exactly
- In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law. Citizen
- Changing a college curriculum is like moving a graveyard-you never know how many friends the dead have until you try to move them! Changing
- After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government. Economy
- The words of the President have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscriminately. Enormous
- Restricted immigration is not an offensive but purely a defensive action. It is not adopted in criticism of others in the slightest degree, but solely… Action
- The things I never say never get me into trouble. Inspirational
- What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government. Better
- If the Government gets into business on any large scale, we soon find that the beneficiaries attempt to play a large part in the control.… Adroit
- America has but one main problem -- the character of the men and women it shall produce. America
- American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied. American
- We do not need more material development, we need more spiritual development. We do not need more intellectual power, we need more moral power. We… Care
- No Congress of the United States ever assembled, on surveying the state of the Union, has met with a more pleasing prospect than that which… Appears
- The only difference between a mob and a trained army is organization. Army
- One day the President and Mrs. Coolidge were visiting a government farm. Soon after their arrival they were taken off on separate tours. When Mrs.… Arrival
- It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. . . . We need to feel that behind us is intelligence… Atheist
- Industry cannot flourish if labor languish. Cannot Flourish
- Measured by the standards of men of their time, [the Pilgrims] were the humble of the earth. Measured by later accomplishments, they were the mighty.… Accomplishment