Calvin Coolidge actually said...

"I don't know of any particular analysis that General Jadwin has made of the flood control bill that went through the House."

"If it is a meritorious project, it ought to go through on its own steam, and not be hitched on to something else."

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

"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..."