Calvin Coolidge - Squee Material?

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So I've been looking into Calvin Coolidge a bit lately--by which I mean, so far, I've merely read his Wikipedia article, a speech ("Have Faith in Massachusetts"), and a telegram (regarding the Boston Police Strike.) And yet... so far, the man seems *utterly* worthy of fangirling.

Seriously, read Have Faith in Massachusetts, the speech Coolidge gave upon being elected President of the State Senate of Massachusetts. It's not very long. I quote a segment below:

Have faith in Massachusetts. In some unimportant detail some other States may surpass her, but in the general results, there is no place on earth where the people secure, in a larger measure, the blessings of organized government, and nowhere can those functions more properly be termed self government. Do the day's work. If it be to protect the rights of the weak, whoever objects, do it. If it be to help a powerful corporation better to serve the people, whatever the opposition, do that. Expect to be called a stand patter, but don't be a stand patter. Expect to be called a demagogue, but don't be a demagogue. Don't hesitate to be as revolutionary as science. Don't hesitate to be as reactionary as the multiplication table. Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. Don't hurry to legislate. Give administration a chance to catch up with legislation. We need a broader, firmer, deeper faith in the people; A faith that men desire to do right, that the Commonwealth is founded upon a righteousness which will endure, a reconstructed faith that the final approval of the people is given not to demagogues, slavishly pandering to their selfishness, merchandising with the clamor of the hour, but to statesmen, ministering to their welfare, representing their deep, silent, abiding convictions.

So anyway, what I'm getting at is: Does anyone have any recommendations for looking further into him? I'm figuring going through his speeches is a good start, but... well, it's also nice to have a context to slot the speeches into.


In any case, I figure that if nothing else, therightfangirl is a great place to share some squee over such a guy. :) So... yeah.

Donated Virtual Gifts

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It has been my intent to write this post for awhile, but it always came to mind while I was away from the computer.

If you will direct your attention to the community's userinfo, you will see that we were bestowed several LJ virtual gifts. All of the gifts were donated anonymously, but I wanted to publicly thank those who gave us the "It gets better" bears as well as the "Charity: AIDS Walk Poster". As a member I appreciate what you have done in donating to these organizations and I smile every time I see them. So please, if you are so inclined, feel free to donate charitable virtual gifts to the community (or directly to the charity) in the future. :)

Thank you.

(P.S. If there is any doubt, this was a sincere post with no sarcasm attached.)