Calvin Coolidge actually said...

"That is the main trouble with this bill—too many interests, too many people want to ride on it, until it became loaded up with a great many objectionable features."

"I can not approve the principle of authorizing an appropriation for national defense unless the sums appropriated are to be expended under the immediate direction and supervision of those charged with..."

"The method of appointment of Federal officers is clearly defined by Article II, sections 1 and 2, of the Constitution of the United States."

"The Secretary of War should continue to make the rules and regulations for these activities as he has done in the past, and this important function should not be delegated."