Calvin Coolidge actually said...

In frankness and with the utmost friendliness, I must state my sincere conviction that the people of the Philippine Islands have not as yet attained the capability of full self-government.

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Message to the Governor of the Philippine Islands Returning Without Approval an Act to Hold a Plebiscite in Philippine...

04/05/1927

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