Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshiped Quotes By : Calvin Coolidge | Added By:
I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't mean much except great limitations Quotes By : Calvin Coolidge | Added By:
Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws Quotes By : Calvin Coolidge | Added By:
Patriotism is easy to understand in America it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country Quotes By : Calvin Coolidge | Added By:
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave Quotes By : Calvin Coolidge | Added By:
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work Quotes By : Calvin Coolidge | Added By:
Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverence for truth and justice, for equality and liberality and for the rights of mankind. Unless the people believe in these principles they cannot believe in our government. There are only two main theories of government in the world. One rests on righteousness and the other on force. One appeals to reason, the other appeals to the sword. One is exemplified in a republic, the other is represented by a despotism. The government of a country never gets ahead of the religion of a country. There is no way by which we can substitute the authority of law for the virtue of men. Of course we can help to restrain the vicious and furnish a fair degree of security and protection by legislation and police control, but the real reform which society in these days is seeking will come as a result of religious convictions, or they will not come at all. Peace, justice, charity- these cannot be legislated into being. They are the result of Divine Grace Quotes By : Calvin Coolidge | Added By:
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race Quotes By : Calvin Coolidge | Added By: