Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.
Calvin CoolidgeChanging a college curriculum is like moving a graveyard-you never know how many friends the dead have until you try to move them!
Calvin CoolidgeEconomy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
Calvin CoolidgeI want the people to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry.
Calvin CoolidgeWe insist on producing a farm surplus, but think the government should find a profitable market for it. We overindulge in speculation, but ask the government to prevent panics. Now the only way to hold the government entirely responsible for conditions is to give up our liberty for a dictatorship. If we continue the more reasonable practice of managing our own affairs we must bear the burdens of our own mistakes. A free people cannot shift their responsibility for them to the government. Self-government means self-reliance.
Calvin CoolidgeAmerica 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.'
Calvin Coolidge