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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 at large This is a day which Destiny has dedicated to a larger freedom. It takes us back to the early eighteenth century. That period […]

The Navy as an Instrument of Peace

June 17, 2020

Title: The Navy as an Instrument of Peace Date: June 3, 1925 Location: Annapolis, MD Context: The commencement address to the United States Naval Academy The poet reminds us that “Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.” It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short […]

José de San Martin, Latin-American Liberator

April 8, 2020

Title: José de San Martin, Latin-American Liberator Date: October 28, 1925 Location: Washington, D.C. Context: At the dedication of a monument to General José de San Martin given by Argentina to the United States Great men belong to humanity. They are the incarnation of the truth. Although they are almost always developed by local circumstances, […]

Ways to Peace

April 7, 2020

Title: Ways to Peace Date: May 31, 1926 Location: Arlington, VA Context: A Memorial Day commemoration Fellow Americans: This nation approaches no ceremony with such universal sanction as that which is held in commemoration over the graves of those who have performed military duty. In our respect for the living and our reverence for the dead, in […]