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On Race Relations and Presidential Power, Part 3 | The Importance of the Obvious
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The Importance of the Obvious. A Blog on the Political Philosophy of Calvin Coolidge. On Race Relations and Presidential Power, Part 3. February 8, 2014. August 20, 2015. The movie hit Boston theaters on April 10, 1915. Adapted from Thomas Dixon’s novel,. Frederick Douglass, 1879. Hiram R. Revels, U.S. Senator, Mississippi (1870-1), c. 1870. Original photo by Matthew Brady. Blanche Bruce, U. S. Senator, Mississippi (1875-1881). Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute. Republican Leonidas C...
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“The Duty of Government,” 1920 | The Importance of the Obvious
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The Importance of the Obvious. A Blog on the Political Philosophy of Calvin Coolidge. 8220;The Duty of Government,” 1920. August 6, 2015. August 6, 2015. Looking into the vault of favorite recordings, we present this gem from Calvin Coolidge in February 1920 ahead of the Harding-Coolidge landslide that would bring in an agenda returning America to normalcy and back toward its constitutional proportions and purposes. Enjoy this small offering of Coolidgeia! Searching for the Next Cal…? August 3, 2016.
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On the Advance of the Founding’s Liberty and Equality | The Importance of the Obvious
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The Importance of the Obvious. A Blog on the Political Philosophy of Calvin Coolidge. On the Advance of the Founding’s Liberty and Equality. July 22, 2015. July 23, 2015. 8212; Calvin Coolidge, “Progress Toward Freedom,” February 12, 1923. Dr Moton delivering the keynote address at the Lincoln Memorial dedication, May 30, 1922. August 14, 1924. My Dear Dr. Moton:. Very truly yours,. Not to whites but to our common ideals and themselves]. Of the fullest measure of opportunity”. So, what changed? The stron...
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Coolidge’s Philosophy | The Importance of the Obvious
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The Importance of the Obvious. A Blog on the Political Philosophy of Calvin Coolidge. On This Day, Ninety-Three Years Ago. August 3, 2016. August 3, 2016. Reflecting on the events that transpired between August 2 – 3, 1923, Calvin Coolidge would write this six years later:. 8220;His emotion was partly due to the knowledge that a man whom he had met and liked was gone, partly to the feeling that must possess all of our citizens when the life of their President is taken from them. 8220;Meantime, I had been...
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Calvin Coolidge: Libertarian? Think Again | The Importance of the Obvious
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The Importance of the Obvious. A Blog on the Political Philosophy of Calvin Coolidge. September 16, 2014. September 19, 2014. Here goes a brick at a political hornets nest…Dr. Paul Miller of the University of Texas makes some reasoned points in this great piece. Coolidge understood this distinction intended by the Founders and stands as one of the preeminent exemplifications of their ideals translated for modern America. For, he said, of the Founding generation,. Then, he said,. Again, he said,. 8220;Muc...
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On Sports and Exercise | The Importance of the Obvious
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The Importance of the Obvious. A Blog on the Political Philosophy of Calvin Coolidge. On Sports and Exercise. May 19, 2013. May 19, 2013. 8220;All of this makes it more necessary than ever that we should stimulate every possible interest in out of door health-giving recreation.”. The President would emphatically remind his audience that this was not a responsibility of the Federal Government. 8220;It is altogether necessary that we keep our own amusements and recreations within that field which will be p...
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On Grief and Energy | The Importance of the Obvious
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The Importance of the Obvious. A Blog on the Political Philosophy of Calvin Coolidge. On Grief and Energy. July 27, 2015. July 27, 2015. An entry from Theodore Roosevelt’s diary upon the death of his wife and mother on the same day. Why assign a prognosis that ignores one man’s accomplishments but credits another for energy when both suffered tremendous grief? Keep in mind, as well, that he had just succeeded a man who died in office under its intense pressure. Coolidge notes how the office had virtu...
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On Life and Death | The Importance of the Obvious
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The Importance of the Obvious. A Blog on the Political Philosophy of Calvin Coolidge. On Life and Death. January 7, 2014. January 9, 2014. The Real Calvin Coolidge. Plymouth, VT: Coolidge Memorial Foundation, 1988, pp.12ff). The day after Coolidge’s passing, three very distinct decisions were made clear to a nation ready to express its sympathies to the family of a beloved President:. Led by Reverend Penner and the reading of Scripture. Visitors to the gravesite, January 8, 1933 (Courtesy of Corbis).
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Coming Soon: “Keeping Cool on the Campaign Trail” in Audio! | The Importance of the Obvious
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The Importance of the Obvious. A Blog on the Political Philosophy of Calvin Coolidge. Coming Soon: “Keeping Cool on the Campaign Trail” in Audio! August 1, 2015. Keeping Cool on the Campaign Trail: 101 of “Silent” Cal’s Insights on Voting, Campaigning, and Governing. Is coming soon to audiobook! Take it with you on the go and enroll in classes with master teacher, Cal Coolidge, as he discusses principles America needs again, especially heading into 2016. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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On Lessons in Liberty from the First Continental Congress | The Importance of the Obvious
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The Importance of the Obvious. A Blog on the Political Philosophy of Calvin Coolidge. On Lessons in Liberty from the First Continental Congress. September 25, 2014. Mural at the U. S. Capitol, Washington, D. C. Who needs logic when you have trivia? In short, we are trained by the delusion that our ignorance has actually empowered us, making us independent thinkers when we are not thinking for ourselves at all. Personal and public freedom meant nothing if they could not publicly speak the truth and, when ...
