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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 25, 1927

While in gratitude we rejoice, we should humbly pray that we may be worthy of a continuation of Divine favor.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 18, 1927

General Lee is reported to have ranked him even higher, saying, 'Meade, in my judgment, had the greatest ability. I feared him more than any man I ever met upon the field of battle.'

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 18, 1927

The records more and more reveal General Meade as a gallant soldier and a Christian gentleman.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 18, 1927

Learning of this, the general requested to be relieved from command of the Army, but his request was disregarded.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 18, 1927

Everyone with even the most elementary knowledge of American history knows that Meade was victorious at Gettysburg.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 18, 1927

America has ever been the most generous to those who have rendered service in time of war.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 13, 1927

The Senator is a man exceedingly well versed in national and international finance, and anything that he says is entitled to a very great deal of consideration.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 13, 1927

Our country doesn't undertake to make any suggestion about the desirability of a loan, or the financial soundness of it, or whether it is worthy or unworthy of investment in its bonds by investors in this country.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 13, 1927

The Constitution places in the hands of the President, and he ex-ercises that authority chiefly through the State Department, the conduct of foreign relations, relations between this country and foreign countries.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 13, 1927

I saw some reference to the statement made by Senator Glass relative to foreign loans.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 10, 1927

And we have been able to meet these large increases by absorbing them through economies in other directions.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Oct 10, 1927

Since I have been President, of course, we have entered into a good many new expenditures.

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