Calvin Coolidge quotes

Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President of the United States, known for his quiet demeanor and conservative values. His presidency oversaw a period of economic growth and limited government intervention in the 1920s. He is remembered for his advocacy of small government and his efforts to restore public trust in the presidency. Here are 402 of his quotes:

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race. (Calvin Coolidge)
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
I have never been hurt by what I have not said. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of face within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. View quote
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. View quote
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once. View quote
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. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
It takes a great man to be a good listener. (Calvin Coolidge)
If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it. View quote
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After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world. View quote
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. View quote
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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of our nation. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten. View quote
Calvin Coolidge
The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom. (Calvin Coolidge)
Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. View quote
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[Speaking of Chinese president Sun Yat-sen] ...combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China. View quote
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America has many glories. The last one that she would wish to surrender is the glory of the men who have served her in war. While such devotion lives, the nation is secure. Whatever dangers may threaten from within or without, she can view them calmly. Turning to her veterans, she can say: 'These are our defenders. They are invincible. In them is our safety.' View quote
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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones. View quote
Calvin Coolidge