On the recordApril 15, 1928
When authority is located afar off, it is necessarily less well informed, less sympathetic, and less responsive to public requirements.
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presidency.ucsb.eduCalvin Coolidge: “When authority is located afar off, it is necessarily less well informed, less sympathetic, and less responsive to…”
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Address Before the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C.
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