5 Quotes by Charles C. Johnson

The standards which teachers are required to maintain are continually rising. Their work takes on a new dignity. It is rising above a calling, above a profession, into the realm of art. It must be dignified by technical training, ennobled by character, and sanctified by faith.

The “title of American” came from sacrifice and service, and for Coolidge it was the only title worth having. Self-government meant self-sacrifice. “Nothing is ever felt to be of value,” he said, “which is not won as a result of sacrifice.

It is an axiom of political science that if a representative is desired he should be chosen by popular vote; if professional skill is wanted, it can best be secured by appointment.” Coolidge.

We live under a system of individual freedom and self-government,” Coolidge reassured his readers, “where each individual is entitled to the rewards of his own foresight and industry and is charged with his own support.

We build our character largely by meeting our obligations to others,” he noted. “We all live in the same world. We are bound to a common destiny through a common brotherhood. The path to glory does not lie in a sordid individualism, a perverted independence, or a narrow nationalism. It lies toward the Golden Rule.