March 1, 2021
Date: October 8, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA (Original document available here) If self-government is to continue to be a success the voters must take their duties seriously. As the relations […]
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2021
Date: June 4, 1931 Location: Northampton, MA (Original document available here) The pulpit and the commencement platform frequently assert that our governmental and economic system is on trial. The inference is […]
Read MoreJanuary 7, 2021
Date: June 20, 1931 Location: Northampton, MA Summary: Calvin Coolidge argues for less government intervention within the labor market. (Original document available here) The centralization of power in Washington, which nearly all […]
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January 7, 2021
Date: July 15, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA Summary: Calvin Coolidge argues that self-government has proven to be a success and that government is overall a good that is exercised by well-meaning […]
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December 30, 2020
Date: January 22, 1931 Location: Northampton, MA Summary: Calvin Coolidge argues that democratic self-government is the best system of government to ensure social peace among citizens. (Original document available here) Mostly because […]
Read MoreTags: Democracy, foreign policy, Self-Government