Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge Jr.was the 30th President of the United States. A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His response to the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a man of decisive action. Soon after, he was elected as the 29th vice president in 1920 and succeeded to the presidency upon the sudden death...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth4 July 1872
CountryUnited States of America
A wholesome regard for the memory of the great men of long ago is the best assurance to a people of a continuation of great men to come, who shall be able to instruct, to lead, and to inspire. A people who worship at the shrine of true greatness will themselves be truly great.
I have never been hurt by anything I didn't say
There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.
One of the first things a President learns is that everything he says weighs a ton
Some people are suffering from lack of work, some from lack of water, many more from lack of wisdom.
I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't mean much except great limitations
Those who do not want to be partakers of the American spirit ought not to settle in America
A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverance for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and for the rights of mankind. Unless the people believe in these principles they cannot believe in our government.
When large numbers of men are unable to find work unemployment results
When you see 10 troubles rolling down the road, if you don't do anything, 9 of them will roll into a ditch before they get to you.
Changing a college curriculum is like moving a graveyard-you never know how many friends the dead have until you try to move them!
American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
If the Government gets into business on any large scale, we soon find that the beneficiaries attempt to play a large part in the control. While in theory it is to serve the public, in practice it will be very largely serving private interests. It comes to be regarded as a species of government favor and those who are the most adroit get the larger part of it.