Calvin Coolidge
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Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his quiet demeanor and strong support for business and limited government. Coolidge's presidency is often associated with the economic prosperity of the Roaring Twenties, and he famously advocated for a hands-off approach to the economy, believing that government should interfere as little as possible in the lives of citizens and businesses.
Now, Therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge,President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority conferred in me by the said Act of April 27, 1904, do hereby order and direct that any purchaser or entryman of lands within said…
The condition of the Treasury, which now is being supplied so largely from income taxes, is very greatly dependent upon the general condition of business throughout the country.
Our country ought to be done with all sectional divisions and all actions based upon geographical lines.
No method of procedure has ever been devised by which liberty could be divorced from local self-government.
It is difficult to determine where or when the great movements in human progress had their original inception.
The principle that those who think alike ought to be able to act alike wherever they happen to live should be supplemented by another rule for the continuation of the contentment and tranquillity of our Republic.
After enumerating many of the spiritual ideals, the Scriptures enjoin us to 'think on these things.'