Quotes from Calvin Coolidge
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
— Calvin Coolidge
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
— Calvin Coolidge
We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
— Calvin Coolidge
This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
— Calvin Coolidge
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
— Calvin Coolidge
No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.
— Calvin Coolidge
There is only one form of political strategy in which I have any confidence, and that is to try to do the right thing and sometimes be able to succeed.
— Calvin Coolidge
If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible
— Calvin Coolidge
Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
— Calvin Coolidge
Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
— Calvin Coolidge
When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
— Calvin Coolidge
The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes.
— Calvin Coolidge