Calvin Coolidge actually said...

"United, it could go its way in all security; divided, both sections becoming the prey of jealousy and intrigue, would have dissipated all the power they now have for good in the world."

"They glossed over no wrongs, they hid away no skeletons."

"We must not fail to demonstrate in the time of peace that we are likewise determined to possess and maintain indestructible states."

"In ordinary times nearly the entire burden of taxation represents state and local demands."