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Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge

American president

Lived from: 1872 - 1933

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 4 july 1872 Died: 5 january 1933

  • In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action more important than all others. It consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you.
  • The man who builds a factory builds a temple, that the man who works there worships there, and to each is due, not scorn and blame, but reverence and praise.
  • Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
  • Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
  • The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes.
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  • If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final.
    Speech on the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (5 July 1926)
    ― Calvin Coolidge
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  • It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.
    ― Calvin Coolidge
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  • 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.
    ― Calvin Coolidge
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  • Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men 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.
    ― Calvin Coolidge
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  • We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.
    Have Faith in Massachusetts: A Collection of Speeches and Messages (2004 edition), Kessinger Publishing
    ― Calvin Coolidge
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  • What we need in appointive positions are men of knowledge and experience with sufficient character to resist temptations.
    ― Calvin Coolidge
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What are the most famous quotes from Calvin Coolidge?

The two most famous quotes from Calvin Coolidge are:

  • "If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final."
  • "It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow."

When did Calvin Coolidge live?

Calvin Coolidge was born in 1872 and died in the year 1933.