Quotes from Calvin Coolidge
Our doctrine of equality and liberty and humanity comes from our belief in the brotherhood of man, through the fatherhood of God.
- Calvin Coolidge
The man who builds a factory, builds a temple.
- Calvin Coolidge
They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
- Calvin Coolidge
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
- Calvin Coolidge
Any reward that is worth having only comes to the industrious. The success which is made in any walk of life is measured almost exactly by the amount of hard work that is put into it.
- Calvin Coolidge
I want the people to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry.
- Calvin Coolidge
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
- Calvin Coolidge
Work is not a curse; it is the prerogative of intelligence, the only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization.
- 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
Because of what America is and what America has done, a firmer courage, a higher hope, inspires the heart of all humanity.
- Calvin Coolidge
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 have the real spirit of Christmas.
- Calvin Coolidge
There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
- Calvin Coolidge