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Bunker Hill Day

April 24, 2014

Title: Bunker Hill Day Date: June 17, 1918 Location: Roxbury, MA Context: A speech on reverence and patriotism throughout our foreign affairs given at Roxbury Historical Society (Original document available here) Reverence […]

Tags: Barbarism, Bunker Hill, civilization, Divine Law, Equality, freedom, George Washington, God, Heroes, History, Law of the Jungle, Liberty, military, Morality, patriot, patriotism, preparedness, Privilege, Prussia, Renaissance, Revolutionary War, rights, Sacrifice, Super-man, Tyranny, War, World War I

Dedication of Town-House

April 24, 2014

Title: Dedication of Town-House Date: November 27, 1917 Location: Weston, MA Context: Dedicating a townhall to the historic, valued town of Weston (Original document available here) I was interested to come out here and […]

Tags: American Revolution, Building, Character, Civil Liberties, George Washington, Government, History, Individual Rights, Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, War, Weston

Commencement Address at George Washington University

April 24, 2014

Title: Commencement Address at George Washington University Date: February 22, 1929 Location: Washington, DC Context: In this speech, Calvin Coolidge delivers his last formal address as President and embarks his wisdom to the […]

Tags: Education, foreign relations, George Washington, Leadership, Presidents Day, statesmanship, wisdom

Speech at Mount Rushmore

April 24, 2014

Title: Speech at Mount Rushmore Date: August 10, 1927 Location: Keystone, South Dakota Summary: This speech took place at the opening of the work on Rushmore Mountain in the Black Hills (Original document available […]

Tags: aspirations, characteristics, Constitution, economic freedom, expansion, George Washington, hand of the Almighty, hope, independence, institutions, Liberty, memorial, Mount Rushmore, political freedom, Presidents, Self-Government, South Dakota, Thomas Jefferson