Calvin Coolidge Beliefs

Calvin Coolidge, also known as Silent Cal, was the thirtieth president of the United States. While President Coolidge rarely spoke more than what was absolutely necessary, he accomplished many things during his presidency including, controlling governments involvement and regulation of business, cutting taxes, signing an Immigration Act, Singing the Indian Citizenship Act, and attempting to improve the United State’s relationship between Latin American nations and Mexico. Throughout his time as President, Calvin Coolidge demonstrated his values very clearly. His values of hard work, persistence, faith, and desire to do what is right resonate with me and are extremely relevant today. President Coolidge’s parents taught him the importance
This notion of faith does not only apply to religion but also to faith in oneself. In his auto-biography President Coolidge states, “if we keep our faith in ourselves, and what is even more important, keep our faith in regular and persistent application to hard work, we need not worry about the outcome,” (Page 60). In addition to valuing hard work, President Coolidge recognized the importance of believing in yourself. I agree with President Coolidge about the importance of believing in yourself. When I was younger I had speech aphasia, which made it very difficult for people to understand me. Through years of speech therapy, I learned to speak extremely clearly. However, my fear of speaking out loud or in front of other people continued to hang over my head. It was not until I was introduced to public speaking competitions that I conquered my fear. Even though I was petrified of mispronouncing a word, I pushed myself to do it because I had faith in myself. By believing in myself I was able to discover a passion I never would have thought I had. Believing in oneself is very important because if someone doesn’t think they can do something then they are never going to try. For example, if Calvin Coolidge did not believe he could become president, he may have never
In his auto- biography he writes, “there is only one form of political strategy in which I have any confidence, and that is to try to do the right thing and sometimes be able to succeed,” (Page 188). I completely agree with President Coolidge, for it is important that we always try to do the right thing. Even though I enjoy having free time and seeing my friends, I never put my desire to have fun above my community service. I do community service twice a week and often more than that, and I understand the importance of my commitment because my time and effort helps other people. I hope that doing the right thing will always be valued in our society, for in a time of war, anger, and poverty, we sometimes need to think of the good of others and society before our