All Calvin Coolidge Quotes
- The only hope of a short war is to prepare for a long one. Hope
- The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity. Unless… Belongs
- You have to stand every day three or four hours of visitors. Nine-tenths of them want something they ought not to have. If you keep… All
- There is no escaping the fact that when the taxation of large incomes is excessive, they tend to disappear. Disappear
- I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more. Less
- Self-government means self support. Government
- We insist on producing a farm surplus, but think the government should find a profitable market for it. We overindulge in speculation, but ask the… Affair
- The attempt to regulate, control, and prescribe all manner of conduct and social relations is very old. It was always the practice of primitive peoples. All
- It is a great advantage to a President, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know he is not a… Advantage
- Coincident with the right of individual property under the provisions of our Government is the right of individual property. . . . When once the… Admitted
- The presidency does not yield to definition. Like the glory of a morning sunrise, it can be experienced. Definition
- Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create. Achieve
- I always figured the American public wanted a solemn ass for president, so I went along with them. Along
- There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character. Character
- Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to… Cherish
- Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not;… Alone
- Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. Build
- Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. Absolutely
- I have never been hurt by what I have not said. Been
- There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means. Dignity
- There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal. Democratic
- To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race. Accorded
- The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten. Army
- Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short… Ability
- All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. Acting