February 1, 2021
Date: October 17, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA (Original document available here) If some current statements are to be taken seriously we are expecting too much from free government. Notwithstanding the […]
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December 28, 2020
Date: February 10, 1931 Location: Northampton, MA (Original document available here) Recent news from Europe is of an encouraging nature. After being suspended for several years the freedom of the press […]
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Date: July 23, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA (Original document available here) Some say we cannot go on maintaining a higher standard of living for our people than that enjoyed in other […]
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Purpose: To Invite Nations to Participate in an International Exhibition Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Date: March 19, 1925 (Original document available here) WHEREAS, by a Joint Resolution approved […]
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August 4, 2020
Title: At the Home of Daniel Webster Date: July 4, 1916 Location: Marshfield, MA Context: Coolidge delivers a speech on the promise of 1776 and the legacy of the Declaration […]
Read MoreTags: 1776, Abolitionism, Appomattox, Barbarians, Benjamin Franklin, Bunker Hill, Calvary, Christianity, Civil War, Colonies, Concord, Daniel Webster, Declaration of Independence, Democracy, Divine Providence, Divine Right, Education, England, freedom, George Washington, God, Greece, Hampden, History, James Otis, Lexington, Lowell, Monarchy, Moses, Patrick Henry, Revolution, Rome, Savages, Science, Slavery, Ten Commandments, Thomas Jefferson, Treaty of Paris