SPENDING THE DAY WITH PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE Quotes from the 30th President of the United States of America A leader that championed less government regulations and smaller bureaucratic growth Dr. Alan G. Phillips, Sr. Selected Calvin Coolidge Quotes There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal. Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. I have never been hurt by what I have not said. Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means. All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen. It takes a great man to be a good listener. The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten. Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once. To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race. 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. I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort. If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you. No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.