Now, it is a poor rule that doesn't work both ways, and when some irresponsible person abroad makes some statement that is likely to irritate us, why I have to apply the rule here that I hope others will apply to us and realize that it is not an expression on the part of foreign governments, probably doesn't represent their convictions, probably isn't an accurate representation of the public opinion abroad.
Calvin Coolidge: “Now, it is a poor rule that doesn't work both ways, and when some irresponsible person abroad makes some statement that…”
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Excerpts of the President's News Conference at White Pine Camp in Paul Smiths, New York
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