"The weakest place in the line of national defense is at present the large debt of the country."
"In many fields our country claims the right to be the master of its own independent development."
"I am exceedingly interested in reducing as fast as we can, and at the same time maintaining a reasonable rate of taxation, the national debt."
"The world will not be benefited by this increase in the scope of its power unless there is corresponding increase in moral development."
"Perhaps one of the greatest satisfactions of my administration lies in the very marked reduction of the national debt since I have been President."
"He is wonderfully well equipped I think to take a mission of that kind."
"I do not know just how soon he will go."
"It is one of our most important foreign missions although perhaps not one that would be so much sought after as an appointment at St. James or at Paris."
"I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week of October 9 to 15, 1927, as National Fire Prevention Week."
"Special attention should be devoted to the prevention of fires in rural districts and in our forests."
"I recommend to all of our citizens that they lay particular emphasis upon the elimination of fire hazards in their homes and places of business."
"Each community throughout the land should lay plans for an appropriate observance of Fire Prevention Week."
"I am very much pleased that Mr. Morrow is going to make the sacrifice that is entailed by accepting an appointment of this kind."
"I am telling you that for your information—not for your publication."
"They always seem to think that if they can tell me that the expense is for non-military purposes it doesn't cost the taxpayer anything, and that, therefore, I ought to approve it."
"I do not know of any needs in the War and Navy Departments that are likely to jeopardize the reduction of taxes."
"I think I have indicated to the conference a great many times that that is a board that does function and ought to function entirely apart from the Executive, acting almost entirely in the nature of a..."
"I don't recall any communications from representatives of the chemical industry favoring legislation to revise the Sherman Anti-Trust Law."
