America has but one main problem -- the character of the men and women it shall produce.
Calvin CoolidgeIt is all the more necessary under a system of free government that the people should be enlightened, that they should be correctly informed, than it is under an absolute government that they should be ignorant. Under a republic the institutions of learning, while bound by the constitution and laws, are in no way subservient to the government.
Calvin CoolidgeIf the people lose control of the arteries of trade and the natural sources of mechanical power, the nationalization of all industry should soon be expected. Our forefathers were alert to resist all encroachments upon their rights. If we wish to maintain our rights, we can do no less.
Calvin CoolidgeWhat we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.
Calvin Coolidge