Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.
CALVIN COOLIDGEEducation should be the handmaid of citizenship.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
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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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You can’t know too much, but you can say too much.
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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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In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
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Life is one darn thing after another.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
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Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control.
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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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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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We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
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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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Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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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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One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
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No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil.
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Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
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It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.
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The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.
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You don’t have to explain something you never said.
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When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
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Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.
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Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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