Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
CALVIN COOLIDGEProsperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible.
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The higher state to which [America] seeks the allegiance of all mankind is not of human, but of divine origin. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.
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Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
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When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.
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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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We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.
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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 rests on the ballot box. Unless citizens perform their duties there, such a system of government is doomed to failure.
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I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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The danger to America is not in the direction of the failure to maintain its economic position, but in the direction of the failure to maintain its ideals.
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In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
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We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn’t have any more.
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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.
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Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.
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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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The welfare of the weakest and the welfare of the most powerful are inseparably bound together. The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.
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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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