Title: Ways to Peace Date: May 31, 1926 Location: Arlington, VA Context: A Memorial Day address reminding the American people of their heritage of peace and the responsibility of promoting peace, justice […]
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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 […]
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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
Title: Amherst College Alumni Dinner Date: March 15, 1918 Location: Springfield, Massachusetts Context: Addressing Amherst Alumni on what the College does for America and for its students (Original document available here) The individual may […]
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Tags: civilization, Democracy, enduring, freedom, higher institutions of learning, Liberty, mankind, military service, moral power, moral victory, obligation, War
Title: One Hundredth Anniversary Dinner of the Provident Institution for Savings Date: December 13, 1916 Location: Boston, MA Context: Coolidge praises the self-governance and principles of the first chartered savings bank (Original document available […]
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Tags: Banks, celebrate, Individual Rights, Liberty, Limited government, Massachusetts, Provident Institution for Savings, Self-control, self-denial, Self-Government, self-reliance, self-support
Title: Vice Presidential Inaugural Address Date: March 4, 1921 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: This speech takes place at the swearing-in of Calvin Coolidge as Vice President at U.S. Senate Chamber Five generations ago there […]
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