Tag Archive for "Self-Government" | Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation

Calvin Coolidge Says, February 19, 1931

December 17, 2020

Date: February 19, 1931 Location: Northampton, MA Summary: Town meetings started from the beginning of our colony and still are the most effective means of demonstrating self-government. (Original document available here) One […]

Tags: assemblies, Citizenship, Mayflower, Self-Government, Town meeting

Calvin Coolidge Says, August 15, 1930

December 14, 2020

Date: August 15, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA (Original document available here) The right to vote is the very essence to self-government. It is a privilege we are too prone to […]

Tags: Character, election, merit, Nominations, Self-Government, Voting

Calvin Coolidge Says, August 18, 1930

December 11, 2020

Date: August 18, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA Summary: Coolidge discusses the political unrest in India. While he is supportive of eventual Indian independence, his opinion is that India should only become […]

Tags: Britain, imperialism, India, Self-Government, Trade

The Purpose of America

July 17, 2020

Title: The Purpose of America Date: February 22, 1922 Location: Baltimore, MD Context: Coolidge extols the history and purpose of the nation and the role it plays in the world […]

Tags: Four Power Treaty, George Washington, Hamilton, Liberty, Lincoln, Self-Government, Washington Conference

One Hundredth Anniversary Dinner of the Provident Institution for Savings

April 24, 2014

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 […]

Tags: Banks, celebrate, Individual Rights, Liberty, Limited government, Massachusetts, Provident Institution for Savings, Self-control, self-denial, Self-Government, self-reliance, self-support