Coincident with the right of individual property under the provisions of our Government is the right of individual property. . . . When once the right of the individual to liberty and equality is admitted, there is no escape from the conclusion that he alone is entitled to the rewards of his own industry. Any other conclusion would necessarily imply either privilege or servitude.
Calvin CoolidgeNo matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil
Calvin CoolidgeThe government of a country never gets ahead of the religion of a country. There is no way by which we can substitute the authority of the law for the virtues of men.
Calvin CoolidgeThere is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time.
Calvin CoolidgeWe do not need more material development, we need more spiritual development. We do not need more intellectual power, we need more moral power. We do not need more knowledge, we need more character. We do not need more government, we need more culture. We do not need more law, we need more religion. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen. It is on that side of life that it is desirable to put the emphasis at the present time. If that side be strengthened, the other side will take care of itself.
Calvin Coolidge