They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

Topics: Calvin Coolidge Quotes

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

The business of America is business.

The business of America is business.

Advertising is the life of trade.

Advertising is the life of trade.

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking...

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking...

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature...

Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature...

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say...

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say...

We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to...

We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to...

Our real problem is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of...

Our real problem is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of...

When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.

When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.

If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a...

If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a...

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action...

In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action...

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.