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
We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.
School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
Few people are lacking in capacity, but they fail because they are lacking in application.
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.
Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.
If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion.
You don't have to explain something you never said.
We identify the flag with almost everything we hold dear on earth, peace, security, liberty, our family, our friends, our home. . .But when we look at our flag and behold it emblazoned with all our rights we must remember that it is equally a symbol of our duties. Every glory that we associate with it is the result of duty done.
Don't hesitate to be as revolutionary as science. Don't hesitate to be as reactionary as the multiplication table.
I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
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.
We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.