COOLIDGE, Calvin. Typed document signed ("Calvin Coolidge"), "George Washington," n.d. 1 page, 4to .
COOLIDGE, Calvin. Typed document signed ("Calvin Coolidge"), "George Washington," n.d. 1 page, 4to . COOLIDGE STACKS UP WASHINGTON AGAINST LINCOLN, JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON A statement in praise of the first President, undated but likely issued for a Washington Day celebration during Coolidge's presidency. He compares Washington's qualities with three other American immortals. "Although Washington, like Lincoln, did not have opportunity to take a college degree, yet, like the Great Emancipator, the Father of His Country had the advantage of working with a citizenship which was well permeated with college men whom he constantly sought for his advisers in positions of responsibility." Washington "could not have written the Declaration of Independence," Coolidge maintains, "yet, as a statesman, he was easily the superior of Jefferson. He could not have prepared the intricate report on manufactures. Yet he was a far better business man than Hamilton. His words and actions were such that he inspired confidence. The country followed Washington because it trusted him...Almost alone of the great figures of history he can be accepted without any qualifications or reservations. Not only is his fame universal, but his life is held in worldwide respect."
COOLIDGE, Calvin. Typed document signed ("Calvin Coolidge"), "George Washington," n.d. 1 page, 4to .
COOLIDGE, Calvin. Typed document signed ("Calvin Coolidge"), "George Washington," n.d. 1 page, 4to . COOLIDGE STACKS UP WASHINGTON AGAINST LINCOLN, JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON A statement in praise of the first President, undated but likely issued for a Washington Day celebration during Coolidge's presidency. He compares Washington's qualities with three other American immortals. "Although Washington, like Lincoln, did not have opportunity to take a college degree, yet, like the Great Emancipator, the Father of His Country had the advantage of working with a citizenship which was well permeated with college men whom he constantly sought for his advisers in positions of responsibility." Washington "could not have written the Declaration of Independence," Coolidge maintains, "yet, as a statesman, he was easily the superior of Jefferson. He could not have prepared the intricate report on manufactures. Yet he was a far better business man than Hamilton. His words and actions were such that he inspired confidence. The country followed Washington because it trusted him...Almost alone of the great figures of history he can be accepted without any qualifications or reservations. Not only is his fame universal, but his life is held in worldwide respect."
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