Date: September 29, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA Summary: The success of self-government depends on the intuition and judgement of the American people at the polls. When voting, citizens should put the utmost care into their decision, as on that decision depends the welfare of the American people. (Original document available here) Practically all nominations and all […]
Date: September 2, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA (Original document available here) A good many hundred millions of the people of the earth are suffering from unrest and revolution. China and India include the larger part of Asia. Bolivia, Peru, Brazil and the Argentine occupy much of South America. The difficulties in Brazil and the Argentine […]
Date: October 29, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA (Original document available here) It is often said that the world belongs to youth. They may not hold lega1 title to it at the moment, but what the world will be in the future depends on what they do today. They are the heirs apparent with power. The […]
Date: October 25, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA (Original document available here) The law of action and reaction does not work anywhere more certainly than in our system of self-government. We get out of life exactly what we put into it. Surely the people can get out of their government only what they put into it. […]
Date: November 1, 1930 Location: Northampton, MA Summary: Calvin Coolidge describes the importance of voting in the United States. (Original document available here) This republic need fear little internal danger if the people conscientiously discharge their duty to vote. All abuses that may arise will be redressed by that constitutional method. We can secure a […]