There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. Under this Republic the rewards of industry belong to those who earn them.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
-
-
Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
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.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
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 COOLIDGE -
A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
You can display no greater wisdom than by resisting proposals for needless legislation. It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
CALVIN COOLIDGE -
Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
CALVIN COOLIDGE