Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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 need not concern ourselves much about rights of property if we faithfully observe the rights of persons.
Calvin CoolidgeI want the people of America to be able to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry. This is the chief meaning of freedom. Until we can reestablish a condition under which the earnings of the people can be kept by the people, we are bound to suffer a very severe and distinct curtailment of our liberty.
Calvin CoolidgeWhat America needs is to hold to its ancient and well-charted course. Our country was conceived in the theory of local self-government. It has been dedicated by long practice to that wise and beneficent policy. It is the foundation principle of our system of liberty. It makes the largest promise to the freedom and development of the individual. Its preservation is worth all the effort and all the sacrifice that it may cost.
Calvin Coolidge