We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
Calvin CoolidgeI think the American public wants a solemn ass as a president, and I think I'll go along with them.
Calvin CoolidgeSurprisingly 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.
Calvin CoolidgeJuly 4, 1776 was the historic day on which the representatives of three millions of people vocalized Concord, and Lexington, and Bunker Hill, which gave notice to the world that they proposed to establish an independent nation on the theory that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Calvin Coolidge