Coolidge's stat was so low; he's ranked in the bottom half of presidents. What I found when I encountered this man was the leader I might like to see today.

Coolidge was a federalist. You go back and read him and it's almost intimidating to write about him because he writes better himself than anyone. He's one of the best writers as presidents go.

Coolidge showed that the best government was the one that got out of the way. When he refrained, the economy grew, the Ku Klux Klan faded, and Americans got Model A's and automobiles.

Anyone who experienced World War I close-hand was grossed out by it forever. It just was so awful.

Laws must be justified by something more than the will of the majority. They must rest on the eternal foundation of righteousness.

The lucky biographers find themselves drawn into a sort of friendship with their subject.

Coolidge really hated government being in the power business. He thought it was wrong. He saw the potential for growth in the power business. He didn't want the federal government in it.