Some of the offers that have come to me would never have come if I had not been President. That means these people are trying to h...ire not Calvin Coolidge, but a former President of the United States. I can't make that kind of use of the office.... I can't do anything that might take away from the Presidency any of its dignity, or any of the faith people have in it.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to "Defe...nder of the Faith," than George the Third.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saint...s for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. Nearly all men of science, all men of learning for that matter, and men of s...imple ways too, have it in some form and in some degree. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission. If we abandon that mission under stress we shall abandon it forever, for stress will not cease. Knowledge for the sake of understanding, not merely to prevail, that is the essence of our being. None can define its limits, or set its ultimate boundaries.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Men found that his absorbing egotism was deadly to all other men. It resembled the torpedo, which inflicts a succession of shocks ...on any one who takes hold of it, producing spasms which contract the muscles of the hand, so that the man can not open his fingers; and the animal inflicts new and more violent shocks, until he paralyzes and kills his victim. So, this exorbitant egotist narrowed, impoverished, and absorbed the power and existence of those who served him; and the universal cry of France, and of Europe, in 1814, was, "enough of him;" "assez de Bonaparte."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Three million of such stones would be needed before the work was done. Three million stones of an average weight of 5,000 pounds, ...every stone cut precisely to fit into its destined place in the great pyramid. From the quarries they pulled the stones across the desert to the banks of the Nile. Never in the history of the world had so great a task been performed. Their faith gave them strength, and their joy gave them song.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
...I still have faith occasionally in the brotherhood of man, and in spite of all the tragedies that have intervened since [1945],... believe that sometime, somehow, all the nations of the world can work together for the common good.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Coming in, I was denounced as a fraud by all the extreme men of the opposing party, and as an ingrate and a traitor by the same cl...ass of men in my own party. Going out, I have the good will, blessings, and approval of the best people of all parties and sections.... I had a strong and comforting faith that I should be able to organize and conduct an Administration which would satisfy and win the country. This faith never deserted me. I had it before either the election or the nomination. Doubtless it was founded on my experience. I have often said that I never fail to gain the confidence and friendship of those I wish to win, if I have time and an opportunity to do so.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I incline to think that the people will not now sustain the policy of upholding a State Government against a rival government, by ...the use of the forces of the United States. If this leads to the overthrow of the de jure government in a State, the de facto government must be recognized.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »