In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
Calvin CoolidgeThe right of the police of Boston to affiliate has always been questioned, never granted, is now prohibited.... There is no rightto strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time.
Calvin CoolidgeNothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Calvin CoolidgeThe measure discriminates definitely against products which make up what has been universally considered a program of safe farming. The bill upholds as ideals of American farming the men who grow cotton, corn, rice, swine, tobacco, or wheat and nothing else. These are to be given special favors at the expense of the farmer who has toiled for years to build up a constructive farming enterprise to include a variety of crops and livestock.
Calvin Coolidge