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
Calvin Coolidge quotes about
Honorable Senators: My sincerest thanks I offer you. Conserve the firm foundations of our institutions. Do your work with the spirit of a soldier in the public service. Be loyal to the Commonwealth and to yourselves and be brief; above all be brief.
One of the first things a President learns is that everything he says weighs a ton
The school is not the end but only the beginning of an education
Not all those who are attempting to conduct successful businesses are profiteers
I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't mean much except great limitations
Nothing is easier than the expenditure of public money. It doesn't appear to belong to anyone. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
Some people are suffering from lack of work, some from lack of water, many more from lack of wisdom.
a little fat man with a notebook in his hand,
The business of America is business and the chief ideal of the American people is idealism.
When large numbers of men are unable to find work unemployment results
It is not in violence and crime that our greatest danger lies. These evils are so perfectly apparent that they very quickly arouse the moral power of the people for their suppression. A far more serious danger lurks in the shirking of those responsibilities of citizenship, where the evil may not be so noticeable but is more insidious and likely to be more devastating.
We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because... they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.
A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.